For Kids: Map of Organs

Appendix

Warren Bishop, MD
The University of Iowa Department of Pediatrics

Did you ever hear of someone having surgery to remove their appendix?

My appendix is like a long, thin finger at the start of my large intestine. It doesn't do anything important.

When it gets infected, I have appendicitis and I need to have it removed before I get sick.

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