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It doesn't have a job in the human body, the fact that it is very large in grass eating animals suggests that it used to play a part in the digestion of cellulose (something we can't now digest which is why eating grass is not recommended!). We have evolved to not need it, which is why it is so small in humans compared to other omnivores.
As an aside, I've always suspected that it is a repository for carrots. Have you ever noticed that when you vomit there is always carrot in it, even if you've eaten no carrot for days... I reckon it is stored in the appendix until needed for vomiting. But that is just a vague theory and by no means fact!
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoAccording to the researchers, the appendix's job is to "reboot" the digestive system when that happens with the bacteria safely harbored in the appendix. Many doctors believe the appendix is a vestigial organ with no function and is no more than a blind ended tube connected to the cecum, from which it develops embryologically. x
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∙ 13y agoRight now studies have shown that the appendix does not do anything.
There is new research that show several possiblefunctions (science hasn't figured it out yet) "absence of evidence is not evidence of absence". we should just mark this one off as "study still in progress"
Read the new study from the Duke University Medical Center they seen to think it has a function.
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∙ 12y agoAppendix is a vestigial organ i.e. (one that is present in reduced form and is functionless) and it doesnot has any function. in other animals like goat it works to digest grass.
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∙ 8y agoThe appendix has a small part to play in your immune system. People can live without it.
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''Is your appendix on the left or the right side of your body''?
The appendix are located on the right side of the body.
Where is the appendix on the human body?
The appendix is in the lower right abdomen, attached to the proximal end of the large intestine.
Is pendix a body part?
Appendix is.
Body structures that don't seem to have a function?
the appendix has no function There was an article on the internet recently that said that scientists think that the function of the appendix is that it stores bacteria so that if one's system is cleared of all "good" bacteria, the appendix can then start a new supply of those necessary bacteria. If this is true, then the appendix DOES have a function.
What anatomical PARTof the body is appendectomy?
An appendectomy is the removal of ones appendix?
''Is your appendix on the left or the right side of your body''?
The appendix are located on the right side of the body.
Where is the appendix on the human body?
The appendix is in the lower right abdomen, attached to the proximal end of the large intestine.
How do you say appendix in spanish?
Appendix as in a book end. "Anexo" Appendix as in a part of the body, "Apéndice"
How does the appendicitis affect the body?
My guess... If the appendix bursts, it is harmful to the body as the appendix contains many toxins and infections
What organ has no functions in human?
The appendix is said to have no function in the human body, but it actually plays a small role in the lymphatic system.
Is pendix a body part?
Appendix is.
How many appendix in a body?
One.
Why it is important to removed appendix through surgery if a person suffer from inflamed appendix?
A person may have to have their appendix removed if it becomes infected. If the appendix ruptures, the infection can spread throughout the body and cause major problems.
How do you use a sentence using appendix?
I hope that my appendix does not burst otherwise bacteria will spill into my body.
What region of the body is the appendix located?
The appendix is located in the lower right quadrant of the abdominal cavity.
What is the function for the appendix?
The appendix currently serves no useful function in the human body. It is believed that the appendix used to have a useful function, but over the years, the human body has evolved in such a way that the appendix is now extraneous tissue.
What is the origin in your body that you dont use?
The appendix
