This is about the process of Digestion. So I have an excellent question is what can you infer about the diet of an animal that has a large appendix?
2007-11-12 12:50:05 · 5 answers · asked by Gamundi 08 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
they eat a lot of raw meat... that is supposably what we used our appendixes for... to allow are stomachs to handle raw meat
2007-11-12 12:52:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
The appendix is not part of the digestive system. I think that some people are thinking of the cecum, which is a small branch of the digestive system. Typically a large cecum is associated with herbavors which harber symbiotic bacteria which help breakdown the cellulose in plants. The appendix It is not vestigel in the true sense of the world in that it has no function. Rather is redundant. It has some small immune function as a small lymphoid organ.
2007-11-12 13:24:43 · answer #2 · answered by David N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The appendix is a vestigial organ in humans. It does not have much function in digestion. Herbivores like rabbits have a big cecum, which helps in digesting cellulose.
2007-11-12 13:09:09 · answer #3 · answered by OKIM IM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That the animal is a herbivore. Kola Bears have large appendixes because their diet is mainly Eucalyptus leaves.
2007-11-12 13:03:54 · answer #4 · answered by la la la la 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The appendix is a vestigial organ in us - we don't use it for any function. But in some animals it is used to aid in digestion of meals with a lot of fiber. In our primitive primate ancestors it was probably used to digest all the leaves that they ate.
2007-11-12 13:00:32 · answer #5 · answered by Joe 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋