What is the main purpose of Apandix in human body?

Question

I wana know about apandix what is the function in our body, is it necessory?

Answer 1

In human anatomy, the vermiform appendix (or appendix, pl. appendices) is a blind ended tube connected to the cecum (or internationally, "caecum"). It develops embryologically from the cecum. The term vermiform comes from Latin and means "wormlike in appearance". The cecum is the first pouch-like structure of the colon. The appendix is near the junction of the small intestines and large intestines.

Currently, the function of the appendix, if any, remains controversial in the field of human physiology. It has been known to cause the ability to process bark, leaves and other things of that nature.

There have been cases of people who have been found, usually on laparoscopy or laparotomy, to have a congenital absence of their appendix. There have been no reports of impaired immune or gastrointestinal function in these people.

One explanation has been that the appendix is a vestigial structure with no current purpose.[citation needed] The appendix is thought to have descended from an organ in our distant herbivorous ancestors called the cecum (or caecum). The cecum is maintained in modern herbivores, where it houses the bacteria that digest cellulose, a chemically tough carbohydrate that these animals could not otherwise utilize. The human appendix contains no significant number of these bacteria, and cellulose is indigestible to us. It seems likely that the appendix lost this function before our ancestors became recognizably human.

Answer 2

It is an Appendix and it is a vestigial organ which means that we have evolved and outgrew it's original purpose. Currently, the function of the appendix, if any, remains controversial in the field of human physiology. It has been known to cause the ability to process bark, leaves and other things of that nature.

Answer 3

All this talk of 'aura' in the human body is stuff and nonsense and a myth created by 'spiritualists' who postulate a 'spirit' which is superior to the 'body'.There is no logical proof of this. Man as is well known has evolved from monkey and if he has come up all the way it is not due to any spirit in him or over him or lighting his ways through the dark alleys of evolution with some 'aura'. He has come up by dint of reaction to the evens he was facing. He had gone wrong many a times. A line of humans which was shorter in height than the present evolved man but was physically more resembling the modern man existed in Africa has disappeared beyond a trace and its existence can be deduced only from bones excavated. This talk of soul,spirit,aura are all the outcome of the blinding of the vision of human beings who ,while they unconsciously reacted to situations wrongly and then retraced their steps and followed the correct path has given rise to such theories about a certain light(aura) outside our body but akin to it and which show man his way through the blind process and road of evolution.

Answer 4

The appendix is a vestigial structure that once served a great purpose but no longer seems to have a function but in the last few years, it has been found to digest raw materials such as meat. In its raw form it is needed to help with digestion of this material but since all of our food is cooked now, we don't have to worry about it anymore.

Answer 5

It is my understanding that the human appendix has no known function. Inflammation of the appendix causes an appendicitis.

Answer 6

Within the last few years it has been discovered that the Appendix serve the same purpose as the tonsils.

Answer 7

I believe it is spelled appendix and it has no function now that we know but it is believed to have had one at some point in evolution.

Answer 8

Hi there !
It is just like comparing with "Tonsils" !
Tonsils help in the defensive mechanism of the body..likewise appendix also help in defensive mechanism of the body..though only to a minimal level !
Though it is not "really" necessary, its presence helps sometimes in limiting the infection...without the infection passing directly to the intestines..understood ?
best wishes !