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The Appendix is a place an extra supply of them is stored. (Without an appendix, you would eventually get a new supply from other people you meet, but this probably took longer when there were fewer humans in the world.)
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Which organ do humans have that rats do not?
The Gallbladder. :)
Does the common rat have an appendix?
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!
What is the function of the appendix in a pig?
yes No. In pigs, the cecum has a pouch that holds bacteria that aid in digestion. It is an active part of the digestive system. In humans, it has evolved into a vestigial appendix.
What do animals use their appendix for?
In some animals, like humans, the jury is still out as to what function an appendix serves. Humans can live without any complications if they appendix is removed. In animals such as rabbits, the appendix serves as a storage are for lymphatic tissue.
A body part which is reduced in size and seems to have no function is called?
A body part which is reduced in size and seems to have no function is called a vestigial. One example is the cecum. This is connected to the appendix.
Which organ do humans have that rats do not?
The Gallbladder. :)
What is a finger-like sac that has no known function in humans?
The appendix.
What Has no known function?
APPENDIX has no function in our body
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 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.
Does the common rat have an appendix?
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!
What organ has no known function?
APPENDIX has no function in our body
What is as no function in humans in the digestive system?
The appendix, found at the junction of the small and large intestines, has no known function in digestion. The appendix may also be called the vermiform appendix.
What does the organ appendix do?
In humans the appendix is a vestigal organ and has no function that we are currently aware of.
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.
What is function of vermiform appendix?
It has no digestive function, yes It is [wrongly] thought to be a vestigial structure. It has recently been brought to Light that the appendix is a storage facility for intestinal flora, that is needed to repopulate the Gut, after some bio-catastrophe depopulates the Gut.
What system is the appendix in?
The appendix is anatomically part of the digestion system but its' function is part of the immune system.
