Scientists believe that the appendix may play a role in immune function, serving as a reservoir for beneficial gut bacteria. It could also help regenerate gut flora after an illness. However, the exact function of the appendix is still not completely understood.
Some scientists think that the appendix was made for digesting tougher materials the human would eat (to keep from starving) such a grass and leaves, but no one knows for certain what it's for.
I think you mean "appendicitis," which is an inflammation of the appendix.
One example of a body structure that doesn't seem to have a function is the human appendix. This small, pouch-like organ located near the junction of the small and large intestines has historically been considered a vestigial structure with no clear purpose in modern humans. Other examples include remnants of the tailbone in humans and wisdom teeth, which are often considered vestigial structures that served a purpose in our ancestors but are less functional in present-day humans.
In college text books they do not acknowledge that the appendix has any valuable function. However lets think about it because these are the facts: The appendix stores seeds that you eat and it is part of the digestive tract to absorb nutrients and fluid. Seeds are loaded with nutritional value. They take longer to absorb. If you give your appendix nutrient rich seeds you will have a healthy appendix. If you do something like eat a lot of cooked black pepper this will irritate your appendix cause inflammation and possibly a bursted appendix. This is because of the chemical change with cooked black pepper as a seed that occurs after cooking not in it's raw state.
Typically, the glossary comes before the appendix in a document. The glossary lists and defines terms used in the document, while the appendix contains additional information that supports the main content. Placing the glossary first helps readers understand the terms before delving into the supplementary materials in the appendix.
Some scientists think that the appendix was made for digesting tougher materials the human would eat (to keep from starving) such a grass and leaves, but no one knows for certain what it's for.
I don't think it is.
The role of the Appendix is still a mystery to science, but some recent research has led some scientists to believe it is part of the fetal endocrine system, helping to support the homeostasis of the fetus. This is not the case after birth, and the appendix starts to fill with lymphoid tissue. This has given scientists the idea that the Appendix is part of the Immune System.
There are two types of appendices. One is the appendix found in a human body and the other is the appendix found at the end of a book. The appendix in the human body is widely accepted as a seemingly useless organ. Scientists have yet to find an explicit purpose for the appendix. Today most scientists believe it produces and stores bacteria that is useful to your body. The appendix found at the end of a document often serves as an addition to the text. This addition has information that is relevant to the text but not focused on the topic of the text.
I do know that rats have an appendix because i dissected one. I'm trying to figure out what its function is, and i think it helps digest cellulose mostly in herbivores.I think I remember vaguely that the appendix is bigger than the stomach and is used to digest things like tree nuts. And I have also recently dissected a rat!
I think you mean "appendicitis," which is an inflammation of 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.
appendix i think!
appendix means a slender outgrowth or an appendage to the original structure. But the word appendix is loosely used for 'vermiform appendix'. Vermiform means worm like. vermiform appendix is, a vestigial organ of the human body, located at the start of large intestine (prcisely caecum).
An appendix is additional material that is placed (appended) at the end of a book.
The human organ in the right side of the abdominal cavity that starts with the letter "a" and has unknown use is the appendix. Although the exact function of the appendix is still debated among scientists, it is believed to have a role in the immune system and gut health.
The appendix is the feature of the human cecum that isn't found in cats. Although the human appendix doesn't have a determined function, some scientists speculate that it produces and protects beneficial bacteria.