Appendix BrainPOP

If you were a doctor performing an appendectomy, where would you find the infected organ?

• at the end of the large intestine
• between the stomach and the small intestine
• at the start of the large intestine
• between the liver and the pancreas

What can you infer about the appendix from the movie?

• it may have had a function at some point in human evolution
• it is a key part of the digestive systems of our evolutionary relatives
• it only exists in humans
• doctors and biologists have no idea why it exists

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The appendix is associated with what two bodily systems?

• digestive and respiratory
• endocrine and urinary
• circulatory and digestive
• digestive and immune

Which is an example of a vestigial structure?

• fins of a fish
• leg bones of a whale
• eyes of a shark
• tentacles of a squid

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the primary function of the large intestine?

• breaking down food into smaller particles
• absorbing nutrients from food into the body
• removing water from solid waste
• transporting urine from kidneys to bladder

If left untreated, an infected appendix can rupture. What is the best synonym for "rupture"?

• burst
• swell
• cause pain
• heal itself

Which person is most likely to develop appendicitis?

• 2 month old baby
• 15 year old boy
• 40 year old woman
• 75 year old man

There are 70 people in one grade school class. According to statistics, how many of them will eventually develop appendicitis?

• 1
• 5
• 15
• 30

Why do doctors perform surgery so quickly after appendicitis is diagnosed?

• to allow the patient to begin eating and drinking ASAP
• to relieve the pain ASAP
• to make sure the patient doesn't pass the disease on to others
• to get the appendix out before other organs become infected

What term best describes peritonitis?

• viral
• deadly
• contagious
• harmless