This page provides a growing list of materials that have been used to simulate this tissue. Please note that some of these materials may be composite.
The appendix (pl.: appendices or appendixes; also vermiform appendix; cecal (or caecal, cæcal) appendix; vermix; or vermiform process) is a finger-like, blind-ended tube connected to the cecum, from which it develops in the embryo. The cecum is a pouch-like structure of the large intestine, located at the junction of the small and the large intestines. The term "vermiform" comes from Latin and means "worm-shaped". The appendix was once considered a vestigial organ, but this view has changed since the early 2000s. Research suggests that the appendix may serve an important purpose as a reservoir for beneficial gut bacteria.
Materials it was simulated with[edit | edit source]
| Materials | Visual | Tactile | Manipulation | Auditory | Olfactory | Submission |
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| Medical gloves, Gravel | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | N/A | Read more |
