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Also Known As	vermiform appendix

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Diagram of the human digestive system highlighting the location of the appendix, with an inset showing the appendix as a small tube connected to the large intestine near the junction with the small intestine.

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vestigial structure large intestine anal canal rectum colon cecum

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