Vermiform appendix: Normal anatomy Hao Xiang," Jason Han,’ William E Ridley? and Lloyd J Ridley"? ‘Deparment of Radiology, Concord Reostation General Hospital, Concord, New Sout “university of New Engle, Arial, New South Wales, Astra Piyeseal maging, Univers doktor 1754485 50_12784 Fig, Vole rendees Taf te sppenaion 3 clonorspy. ‘The vermiform appendix is a blind ending tubular struc~ ture which arises from the caecal pole. The official Termi= nologia Anatomica name is “appendix vermiformis" meaning wormlike attachment in Latin.** Did you know? Parasitic worms have been known to infect the appendix with cases of appendicular Taeniasis? and Schistosomia- sis* presenting with acute appendicitis . This is a rare sit- Uation where the animal the organ is named after causes ‘a disease in the same organ, ‘Another worm related feature of the human body Is the lumbrical muscles which are named after Lumprical terrestus, the scientific name of the earthworm, This was first used in anatomy by Riolan.> Related signs Appendix © Avian appendix: anatomic variant ® Horseshoe Appendix: anatomical variant © Worm of Syne, Sydney, New South Wales, Austraba © Worm derived name ~ in: Feather pattern: muscle disease References 1. Appendix Vermiformis [Internet]. Terminologia Anatomica, 1998 [Cited 26 October 2016.] Avallable from URL: http://enmwnunif.ch/ifea/Public/EntryPage/ TA98%20Tree/Entity9%420TA9B%20EN/05.7.02.007% 20Entity%20TAB%2OEN.htm 2. Barlow A, Munleman M, Gleleckl 2, Matusz , Tubbs RS, Loukas M. The vermiform appendix: a review. Clin Anat 2013; 26: 8332-42 5. Kulkarni AS, Joshi AR, Shere SK et al. Appendicular teeniasis presenting as acute appendicitis a report of two cases with review of literature. Int J Health Sci Res 2014; 4: 194-97. 4, Adebamowo CA, Ladipo IK, Ajao OG, Akeng EE, Schis- tosomiasis of the appendix. Br J Surg 1991; 78: 1219-21 5. Dye SF, van Dam BE, Westin GW. Etymology and the orthopaedic surgeon: Onomasticon (Vocabulary). Towa Orthop 11991; 11: 84, 16