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A human's appendix has been found to provide help in ensuring immune functions. In the fetus, endocrine cells at around the 11th week of development and produce amines and hormones. In adults, the appendix appears to function as a lymphoid organ.
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The appendix is located in the?
The appendix is a flap on the large intestine. It serves almost no purpose.
Role of the vermiform appendix?
Embryologically for the production of B-Cells. After which it has no purpose.
What is the small pouch located on and and of the large intestine which serves no purpose?
Appendix
How are wisdom teeth and an appendix of a human common to wings of an ostrich?
They have no obvious purpose.
What is the purpose of anappendectomy?
Appendectomies are performed to treat appendicitis, an inflamed and infected appendix.
What is the purpose of appendectomies?
Appendectomies are performed to treat appendicitis, an inflamed and infected appendix.
What extra piece attached to the large intestine serves no discernible purpose and can be removed?
The appendix.
What is the pourpose of an appendix?
It is considered as a vestigial structure.Its function was to house cellulose digesting bacteria in ancient human.But along with the evolution,appendix has lost bacteria in it. Appendix serves as a safe house for useful bacteria when a disease flushes the intestine
Why are appendixes never transplanted?
The appendix serves no purpose in the human's body. Thus a transplant is not necessary
Is the appendix used to break down raw meat?
No it is not. The appendix is used to house anaerobic bacteria that assist in the breakdown of cellulose from plant material. In humans, the appendix is considered to be a vestigial organ which serves no useful purpose due to its small size, but the appendix is vital to many other animals with a primarily vegetarian diet.
What system and organ does the appendix work with?
The appendix is considered to be a vestigial organ or an organ that once had a purpose but over the course of evolution it lost its purpose or main function. Because of this the appendix does not work with any other systems to help keep our body healthy.
What kind of object serves no purpose?
No object serves no purpose, though objects serve a purpose when they are needed. An object that serves no purpose is one that is not needed at the time. Synonyms for something that serves no purpose are superfluous, unnecessary, needless, or excrescent.
