The appendix is an extension of the:
a. stomach.
b. pancreas.
c. small intestine.
d. large intestine.
D
The appendix is a blind-ended tube connected to the cecum, the site of the beginning of the large intestine, located in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen. It develops embryologically from the cecum.
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