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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.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoDepends on the animal.
In us, the best you can hope for is a resiviour for benign bacteria.
In some animals it gives a bit more digestion time.
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Which is the organ found in humans only and not in animals?
An 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.
Do cats have appendixes?
No. The appendix is the vestigial (now mostly useless) caecum found in humans. Dogs do not have an 'appendix', but they do have a small caecum (a coiled organ), which does not have a very important role (unlike the caecum in herbivores).
What is the difference between a cat appendix and a humans?
Cats do not have appendix and humans do.
Which organ do humans have that rats do not?
The Gallbladder. :)
Is there any use of an appendix?
In the animals with this organ, the appendix appears to store good bacteria to help the animal with its digestive process.
Do dogs use their appendix's?
Dogs don't have an appendix to use.
Which is the organ found in humans only and not in animals?
An appendix
What appendix will summarize the proper use of the modifier?
Appendix f
Can animals get appendictits?
Any animal with an appendix can get appendicitis. Not all animals have appendices however.
What appendix will summarize the proper use of -63 modifier?
Appendix F
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.
What is an appendix in english?
an Appendix is the Small organ attached your large inteStine. it has no main use.
What appendix summarizes proper use of -63 modifier?
Appendix A of the CPT coding book summarizes the proper use of -63 modifier.
How do you use a sentence using appendix?
I hope that my appendix does not burst otherwise bacteria will spill into my body.
Why do humans not need an appendix but other animals do?
I'm not sure if there is a different purpose in animals other than humans, but recent research may indicate that the appendix is a safehouse for the "good" bacteria that inhabit the intestines.
Appendix differences in human and cat?
There is a major difference between an appendix in a human and a cat. Namely, cats do not have an appendix, while people do. The appendix has no use within the body, but can sometimes become infected and will need to be removed.
