<P> The human appendix averages 9 cm in length but can range from 2 to 20 cm . The diameter of the appendix is usually between 7 and 8 mm . The longest appendix ever removed was 26 cm long . It was removed from a patient in Zagreb , Croatia . The appendix is usually located in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen , near the right hip bone . The base of the appendix is located 2 cm beneath the ileocecal valve that separates the large intestine from the small intestine . Its position within the abdomen corresponds to a point on the surface known as McBurney 's point . </P>
<P> The human appendix averages 9 cm in length but can range from 2 to 20 cm . The diameter of the appendix is usually between 7 and 8 mm . The longest appendix ever removed was 26 cm long . It was removed from a patient in Zagreb , Croatia . The appendix is usually located in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen , near the right hip bone . The base of the appendix is located 2 cm beneath the ileocecal valve that separates the large intestine from the small intestine . Its position within the abdomen corresponds to a point on the surface known as McBurney 's point . </P>
where is the appendix located on a man
where is the appendix located on a man
lower right quadrant of the abdomen , near the right hip bone
lower right quadrant of the abdomen , near the right hip bone