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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.

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Pigs do not have an appendix. In humans, there has been doubt cast over whether or not the appendix has a specific function.

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Does the pig have an appendix?

No it does not


What feature of the human cecum is lacking in the fetal pig?

The appendix is the feature of the human cecum that isn't found in cats. Although the human appendix doesn't have a determined function, some scientists speculate that it produces and protects beneficial bacteria.


Does the fetal pig have an appendix?

No it does not


How many appendix does the fetal pig have?

a pig has multiple appendixes for use


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.


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.