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What is the best scientific explanation for the presence of the appendix in both humans and rabbits?
the reason why there is an appendix in a human is because the appendix helps keep the good bacteria in the big intestine so that it would not leave the body as wastes. probably the same works for rabbits.
The appendix is located in the?
The appendix is a flap on the large intestine. It serves almost no purpose.
Do all herbivores have an appendix?
The appendix is found in higher apes, wombats, opossums, rabbits, some rodents, and a few lower mammals. So, no.
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
Is there a difference between human and animal appendixes?
Yes. Most animals don't have an appendix. Apes and monkeys have an appendix like a human's (a long tube), and rabbits and a few species of other rodents have a more sack-like appendix. None of the other animals has one.
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 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.
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
