What's the use of the appendix?
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The appendix has no known function in humans. Evidence suggests that our evolutionary ancestors used their appendixes to digest tough food like tree bark, but we don't use ours in digestion now. Some scientists believe that the appendix will disappear from the human body.\nThe appendix is rich in infection-fighting lymphoid cells, suggesting that it might play a role in the immune system. Whether the appendix has a function or not, it can be removed without any ill effects.
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http://www.trincoll.edu/prog/facman/appendix-a.1-a.7/a.6.html\n\nMAYBE THIS CAN HELP
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Go the to emergency room if it is pretty bad...\n\nYour appendix is on your right side.\n\nMy cousin nearly died from ignoring it.\n\nGo to your doctor, or if your worried about the cost, hit a free clinic.
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there is no such thing as a vestigial organ.  they are just parts of the body that we don't know what they are their for.  The appendix was at one time thought to be vestigial but is know known to help fight infection.
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and what do we do with it? simplify?
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Could be symptoms of appendicitis.
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It's that area where doctors search for tenderness when they supect appendicitis. Here is a picture of location:\nhttp://www.eapsa.org/parents/Appendicitis.htm
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it has been suggested that it was used to get rid of poisons you ingested from ,and to digest, plants and uncooked animals. But, Currently, the function of the appendix, if any, remains controversial in the field of human physiology. The wall of the appendix, however, contains lymphatic tissue that is part of the immune system for making antibodies.\n\nHypothesized functions for the appendix include lymphatic, exocrine, endocrine, and neuromuscular functions. However, most physicians and scientists believe the appendix lacks significant function, and that it exists primarily as a vestigial remnant of the larger cellulose-digesting cecum found in our herbivorous ancestors. Some people note, however, that the pineal gland which only recently (around 1960) has been found to produce important chemicals like melatonin was once considered a "vestigial remnant" as well.\n\nThere 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.
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What is it supposed to be used for?
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Appendix? It gets infected and can burst which is very dangerous. It is an organ your body doesn't need and if you have trouble with it the sensible thing to do is have it removed. It is a simple surgery & then your troubles are over.
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Extend your right thumb and stick it in your navel. Then lay your clenched fist down horizontally. Your appendix is about where your fist is.
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Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix, a small, finger-shaped sac that is attached to the large intestine. \n\nMost of the time, the appendix does not cause problems. Occasionally, however, it gets blocked by bacteria and becomes swollen and infected. \n\nIf the infected appendix is not removed, the infection can cause the appendix to break open or rupture. This spreads infection into the abdominal cavity, causing peritonitis. Peritonitis is a serious problem that requires emergency care.\n\nYes it can cause death if not treated
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Mind telling us what you need it for?
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Not really. The Appendix is indeed a Vestigial Organ... it's just that people continue to think that "Vestigial" = "Useless". A clever trick by some Creationist Proponents.\n\nThat way they can knock down a strawman. The Appendix confers minor benefits to the immune system indeed, but it's original function is largely degraded and very prone to infection, making the Appendix a n evolutionary degraded organ that is more threat then benefit.\n\nSome may ask why the appendix remains in an Evolutionary environment, but this is the clincher. Appendixes cannot be degraded any further because further reduction would increase its ability to get infected, leading to more deaths. The appendix has been degraded to the maximum amount allowed before the fitness of the organ decreases.\n\nAs we see above, Evolutionary Theory easily explains Vestigial organs, but Creationist Theories only refute strawmen of Vestigials and inevitably fail to account for this troubled organ.
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It is considered an abnormal appendage.
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I haven't heard of the appendix specifically being used as an example of an evolutionarily signifigant vestigial structure, however scientists have long used the presence of vestigial structures (such as tail bones in humans) to imply shared ancestry with other animals which posess a functional version of the structure, in other words, a homologous structure.   Any basic college-level biology textbook should give an adequate description of the evidence for evolution if you want more information.
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your appendix is on your right side. you might want to go get that checked out