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<p>The appendix is a blind ending out pouching of the caeca at the ileocaecal junction in the intestines. The lamina propria of the appendix contains a high number of lymphocytes as well as having a number of lymphatic nodules.</p>

<p>The appendix is a blind ending out pouching of the caeca at the ileocaecal junction in the intestines. The lamina propria of the appendix contains a high number of lymphocytes as well as having a number of lymphatic nodules.</p>

==Function==

==Function==

<p>The appendix is a [[Bursa of Fabricius - Anatomy & Physiology|bursa]] equivalent organ and consequently has functions associated with maturation and differentiation of [[Lymphocytes - Anatomy & Physiology#B Cells|B lymphocytes]].</p>

<p>The appendix is a [[Bursa of Fabricius - Anatomy & Physiology|bursa]] equivalent organ and consequently has functions associated with maturation and differentiation of [[Lymphocytes - WikiBlood#B Cells|B lymphocytes]].</p>

==In Pathology==

==In Pathology==

[[Appendix - Pathology#Pathology|See here]]

[[Appendix - Pathology#Pathology|See here]]

==References==

==References==

{{citation|initiallast = Dasso|initialfirst = J.F|2last = Obiakor|2first = H||3last = Bach|3first = H|4last = Anderson|4 first = A.O|finallast = Mage|finalfirst = R.G|year = 2000|jtitle = A morphological and immunohistological study of the human and rabbit appendix for comparison with the avian bursa|jor = Developmental & Comparative Immunology|vol = 24(8)|range = 797-814}}

{{citation|initiallast = Dasso|initialfirst = J.F|2last = Obiakor|2first = H||3last = Bach|3first = H|4last = Anderson|4 first = A.O|finallast = Mage|finalfirst = R.G|year = 2000|jtitle = A morphological and immunohistological study of the human and rabbit appendix for comparison with the avian bursa|jor = Developmental & Comparative Immunology|vol = 24(8)|range = 797-814}}