26. Appendix

Appendix. This is a blind-ended tube connected to the cecum, from which it develops in the embryo. The cecum is a pouchlike structure of the colon, located at the junction of the small and large intestines. The appendix has been called a vestigial organ. Usually located in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen, near the right hip bone. The base of the appendix is located 2 cm beneath the ileocecal valve that separates the large and small intestine. 

MT's avoid this area because it is an organ and may play a role in the immune system.