Structure of the Appendix

Structure of the appendix. A. From a child two years old. B. From a male age 56. It will be observed that the submucosa is almost entirely occupied by lymphoid nodules and patches. The musclaris mucosa is very faint, and lies quite close to the bases of Lieberkuhn’s gland. he longitudinal layer of muscular fibers forms a continuous sheet.

Keywords

appendix, "vermiform appendix"

Galleries

Human Digestive System

Source

Cunningham, D.J. Textbook of Anatomy (New York, NY: William Wood and Co., 1903)

Downloads

TIFF (full resolution)

2400×1252, 1.3 MiB

Large GIF

1024×534, 194.8 KiB

Medium GIF

640×333, 88.9 KiB

Small GIF

320×166, 22.7 KiB