“Why do you have an appendix if you can live without it?

Answer 1

What's a human appendix do? Nothing much! Your appendix is a U- shaped, worm-like pouch that hangs off your large intestine. As far, as anyone knows, it has no current purpose whatsoever! It's just a 4-inch long leftover. Scientists think that, long ago, it may have helped your human ancestors digest leaves and grasses. But now, in case you haven't noticed, leaves and grasses aren't a big part of the human diet! There are mammals, however, who eat lots of leaves and grass, and have a working appendix! Who? Why rabbits and wombats, for example. They have appendixes and they use them! -For them, bacteria inside the appendix helps digest their all-plant diet.

Answer 2

You appendix was used in the digestive system of our ancestors. We don't really have much use for it now because we have better food. I was born without an appendix. My doctor says more and more people are born without them and its a part of evolution.

Answer 3

Someone made a mistake and found we didn't really need an appendix. So evolution is working away to get rid of it!

Answer 4

its whats called an extent organ.
back in our ancestry (probably when we were monkey) we ate grass and needed a appendix.

Answer 5

I dono alls I know is you dont need one beacause I had an infection in mine and it burst. YA OUCH. it has a poison inside thats all I know.

Answer 6

ya can live without one eye
u can live witout teeth
u can liv without 1 ear
so u no its just one of those things

Answer 7

Something left over from our ancestors. I've heard it was useful when our diet included raw meat, but this can be wrong.

Consider it has a proof of evolution ! ;-)

Answer 8

boojam was onto something but the principle use was to break down cellulose, like cattle, goats and other land mammals can.

Answer 9

u r right , ever considered having an op?

Answer 10

No one really knows why. There are theories though...