Vermiform appendix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In human anatomy, the appendix (or vermiform appendix ; also cecal (or caecal) appendix ; also vermix ) is a blind-ended tube connected to the cecum (or caecum), from which it develops embryol...
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What is the current thought on the function of the human appendix? ... Thus, although scientists have long discounted the human appendix as a vestigial organ, there is a growing body of evidence indicating that the appendix does in fact have a significant function as a part of the body's immune system.
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Researchers disagree over whether the appendix has a function. See why some call the appendix a vestigial organ and others claim it has a function. ... The appendix -- an organ barely 4 inches long -- causes much debate among medical professionals. In fact, doctors have trouble deciding if the appendix has any use to the...
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How does the appendix function? Not very well. It has no widely acknowledged function. (However see the appendices to this answer.) It does seem to malfunction frequently.(... ... It has no widely acknowledged function. ... Appendix three-"The mucosa and submucosa of the appendix are dominated by lymphoid nodules,
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How does appendix function in our body? Apparently it is vestigial..but I don't believe that evolution would have kept anything if it weren't of some value. Science ... Medical literature shows that the appendix is not generally credited with significant function. The appendix is rich in infection-fighting lymphoid cells,
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Loren G. Martin, professor of physiology at Oklahoma State University, replies: ... "In this context, the function of the appendix appears to be to expose white blood cells to the wide variety of antigens, or foreign substances, present in the gastrointestinal tract.
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The function of the appendix seems related to the massive amount of bacteria populating the human digestive system, according to the study in the Journal of Theoretical Biology. There are more bacteria than human cells in the typical body.
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Every organ once called "vestigial" has been shown to serve a very important function. And these are not "evolutionary leftovers" but necessary parts designed for a specific purpose by our Creator. ... In the early 1900's nearly 180 organs in the human body were thought to be useless. These include tonsils, the appendix,
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The appendix may still have a role in this highly significant function, but not alone, and its lymphoid tissue is known for certain to be involved in antibody production (the function of B- type lymphocytes). These antibodies are of two types:
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