Chapter 44: Appendix- Anatomy

Question 1

What vessel provides blood supply to the appendix?

Answer 1

Appendiceal artery—branch of the ileocolic artery

Question 2

Name the mesentery of the appendix

Answer 2

Mesoappendix (contains the appendiceal artery)

Question 3

How can the appendix be located if the cecum has been identified?

Answer 3

Follow the teniae coli down to the appendix; the teniae converge on the appendix