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  2. Appendix (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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    The longest appendix ever removed was 26 cm (10 in) long. [3] 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 (0.79 in) beneath the ileocecal valve that separates the large intestine from the small

  3. Appendectomy - Wikipedia

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    On entering the peritoneum, the appendix is identified, mobilized, and then ligated and divided at its base. [9] Some surgeons choose to bury the stump of the appendix by inverting it so it points into the caecum. [9] Each layer of the abdominal wall is then closed in turn. [9] The skin may be closed with staples or stitches. [9] The wound is ...

  4. Science project - Wikipedia

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    A science project is an educational activity for students involving experiments or construction of models in one of the science disciplines. Students may present their science project at a science fair, so they may also call it a science fair project. Science projects may be classified into four main types.

  5. List of experiments - Wikipedia

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    Thomson's experiments with cathode rays (1897): J. J. Thomson's cathode ray tube experiments (discovers the electron and its negative charge). Eötvös experiment (1909): Loránd Eötvös publishes the result of the second series of experiments, clearly demonstrating that inertial and gravitational mass are one and the same.

  6. Appendicitis - Wikipedia

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    Massouh's sign: Developed in and popular in southwest England, the examiner performs a firm swish with their index and middle finger across the abdomen from the xiphoid process to the left and the right iliac fossa. [42] Obturator sign: The person being evaluated lies on her or his back with the hip and knee both flexed at ninety degrees. The ...

  7. Field experiment - Wikipedia

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    The history of experiments in the lab and the field has left longstanding impacts in the physical, natural, and life sciences. Modern use field experiments has roots in the 1700s, when James Lind utilized a controlled field experiment to identify a treatment for scurvy. [19] Other categorical examples of sciences that use field experiments include:

  8. Appendicular artery - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] It descends behind the termination of the ileum and enters the mesoappendix of the vermiform appendix. It runs near the free margin of the mesoappendix and ends in branches which supply the appendix. Micrograph of entry point of appendicular arteries (arrows at level of inner muscular layer), not to be confused with a perforation.

  9. Mesocosm - Wikipedia

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    Mesocosm experiments also tend to include replication of different treatment levels. Manipulating something can give an idea as to what to expect if something were to occur in that ecosystem or environment. [2] For indoor mesocosms, growth chambers grant greater control over the experiment. [2]