- Appendix
Appendix, from the
Latin word of the same name, may refer to anIndex /Bibliography .
* In "book design", an appendix is a reference section at the end of a book (seeAddendum#Books )
* In anatomy, a section at the end of an organ; in particular the:
**Vermiform appendix (often referred to as simply the "appendix"), a part of the human digestive system.
**Right auricular appendix , a conical pouch on the right atrium of the heart.
**Left auricular appendix , a conical pouch on the left atrium of the heart.
**Appendix of the epididymis , a detached efferent duct of the epididymis.
**Appendix testis , a vestigial remnant of the Müllerian duct.
**Epiploic appendix , one of several small pouches of fat on the peritoneum along the colon and rectum.
**Fibrous appendix of the liver , a band on the left of theliver .
**Appendix of the laryngeal ventricle , a sac that extends from thelaryngeal ventricle .
**Mesoappendix , the portion of themesentery that connects theileum to the vermiform appendix.
* In law, an appendix is an addition or addendum to a contract; seeAddendum#Contracts ee also
* irregular English plurals — the word "appendix" has irregular plural forms (appendixes vs. appendices)
References
* [http://www.richardbowen.com/appendix-plural-appendices-appendixes.html Richard sackin on the Plural of Appendix - Appendixes vs. Appendices]
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