<P> The appendix (or vermiform appendix; also cecal (or caecal) appendix; vermix; or vermiform process) is a blind - ended tube connected to the cecum, from which it develops in the embryo . The cecum is a pouchlike structure of the colon, located at the junction of the small and the large intestines . </P> <P> The term "vermiform" comes from Latin and means "worm - shaped". </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> <P> The appendix is connected to the mesentery in the lower region of the ileum, by a short region of the mesocolon known as the mesoappendix . </P>

Where is the appendix located on a man