I know it was thought there is none; has something been discovered recently concerning the immune system? Any closer information?
2007-02-19 21:44:05 · 5 answers · asked by rosemary 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
The fact that it consists of a lot of lymphoid tissue (see link below) would suggest that it has a role in the immune system. However, it is difficult to find out what. Particularly in the light the it can be removed without adverse effects on a person's health. It may well be a built-in redundancy, such as tonsils, adenoids etc, which can also be removed. It probably has a purpose, but minor, and now unknown.
2007-02-19 22:19:50 · answer #1 · answered by Labsci 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a purpose of an appendix, contrary to popular belief.
Existing on the left side of our torso connected to the large intestines, the appendix plays no part in our digestion process. However, there exists a possibility that objects passing through the system might get into the appendix, causing appendicitis, and thats the use of the appendix, to help surgeons earn their living. :D
2007-02-19 21:57:02 · answer #2 · answered by advante_87 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
formally vermiform appendix in anatomy, a vestigial hollow tube that is closed at one end and is attached at the other end to the cecum, a pouchlike beginning of the large intestine into which the small intestine empties its contents. The appendix does not serve any useful purpose as a digestive organ in humans, and it is believed to be gradually disappearing in the human species over evolutionary…
2007-02-19 22:00:37 · answer #3 · answered by veerabhadrasarma m 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No..its an evolutionary left over...like the coccyx..you are thinking of the tonsils
2007-02-19 21:51:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-02-19 21:46:34 · answer #5 · answered by booge 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋