Because it no longer serves any useful purpose. It can be removed, without the body suffering any deterioration from its loss.
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The appendix, which is located at the juncture of the small and large intestine.
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.
The "Coccyx" or "Tail bone," as a common name.
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The appendix is the best example of a vestigial organ.
The appendix is a vestigial organ.
The appendix (note, I believe they have now found a function in which the appendix is involved).
vestigial organs like the appendix which is vestigial in man
No it does not. It is a vestigial organ thought to function in the digestive system in some of our ancestors.
Tailbones, tonsils, appendix,
Small vestigial portion of the intestine.