Appendix and Appendicitis

Direct connection to the ileocecal valve

Strong attachment to the cecum

Inefficient emptying into the colon and small lumen (correct)

Large size and high susceptibility

It becomes rigid and resistant to inflammation

It detaches from the cecum and moves freely

It becomes inflamed and edematous, eventually filling with pus (correct)

It shrinks in size and becomes less prone to infection

Completely separate from the cecum

Attached just below the ileocecal valve (correct)

Attached to the ascending colon

Attached at the top of the cecum