What is the importance and function of appendix in the body?!


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What is the importance and function of appendix in the body?


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Medical literature shows that the appendix is not generally credited with significant function. The appendix is rich in infection-fighting lymphoid cells, suggesting that it might play a role in the immune system.[2] Whether the appendix has a function, it is routinely removed without any ill effects or side effects.

Some experts[specify] believe that the appendix was for digesting leaves as primates, over time we have eaten less vegetables and over the thousands of years we have evolved for this organ to be smaller to make room for our stomach.

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