Question 1

what is found in the same spot as your appendix on the left side of the body (in a female)?

Accepted Answer

The appendix!: The appendix is in the same location in both males and females!

Question 2

where in my body is my appendix? i am having shooting pains in my left side below the ribs. it is a come and go (mostly come) pain. is tender to the touch. what so i need to do?

Accepted Answer

Hello. : Hello. The appendix is on the lower part of the right side of your abdomen. The pain from appendicitis can sometimes start higher up on  the abdomen and can also be around the belly button, before it moves down to the right, lower abdomen.  I don't know what is causing your pain. However, it is recommended that you be medically evaluated if you have severe abdominal pain.

Question 3

what side is you appendix on?

Accepted Answer

Appendix: Your appendix is located in the right lower quadrant of your abdomen.

Question 4

where is appendix located in mens body?

Accepted Answer

Right Side: The appendix is located on the right side in men and women.  However is can vary.  It can be located anywhere on the right side up to the ribs and also down into the pelvis and in the middle of the lower abdomen.

Question 5

can your appendix be on your left side?

Accepted Answer

Anatomy: No. Not likely. There are rare humans where everything is transposed. But your parents would have known that when you were a baby.

Question 6

does the appendix do anything for the body?

Accepted Answer

Maybe not however: But it does make money for surgeons when it becomes inflamed (appendicitis) because it then has to be surgically removed.  The appendix is a remnant from the human body's evolutionary development that now has no significant purpose.  However, I have been reminded that it does contain lymphoid tissue which is part of the immune system and may be beneficial in this regard.

Question 7

does the appendix serve any purpose in the body?

Accepted Answer

May be: A physiologic role for appendix has not been determined.  It may serve as a source of lymphocytes if other  sites were to get selectively depleted, may be.

Question 8

what is the function of the appendix in the body?

Accepted Answer

Immune system?: Researchers believe that the appendix does serve a function as part of the immune system. Others feel that the appendix is a vestigial organ, once used as part of digestive process.

Question 9

i just want to know, what side is your appendix on? .

Accepted Answer

Lower rt quadrant: If you take your abdomen and divide it in half at the belly button and vertically down the middle of the belly button, your appendix is in the lower rt square.

Question 10

i have a pain on the left side can this be my appendix?

Accepted Answer

: The position of the appendix on the left side is exceedingly rare but it has been reported. Most pain on that side originates in the sigmoid colon or other structure. Only a formal evaluation can sort out a cause.

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What is found in the same spot as your appendix on the left side of the body (in a female)?

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Where in my body is my appendix? i am having shooting pains in my left side below the ribs. it is a come and go (mostly come) pain. is tender to the touch. what so i need to do?

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What side is you appendix on?

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Where is appendix located in mens body?

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Does the appendix do anything for the body?

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Does the appendix serve any purpose in the body?

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I have a pain on the left side can this be my appendix?

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