Appendicitis occurs when the appendix becomes blocked, often by stool, a foreign body, or cancer. Blockage may also occur from infection, since the appendix swells in response to any infection in the body.
A familial generation is a group of living beings constituting a single step in the line of descent from an ancestor. In developed nations the average familial generation length is in the high 20s and has even reached 30 years in some nations.
Notes on Each of the Latest Cultural Generations. 1  Gen Z: Born between 1996 and 2010. 2  Gen Y: The Millennials Born between 1980 and 1995. 3  Gen X: Born between 1965 and 1979.  Baby Boomers: Born between 1946 and 1  1964. The Silent Generation: Born between 1925 and 1945.  The Greatest Generation: Born between 1910 and 1924.