Question

1. read the article: What is the function of the human appendix? Did it once have a purpose that has since been lost?prepared by Loren G. Martin for Scientific American.

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3. answer the following question:

1. What is the main idea of the article?
2. Why it is difficult to know the role of the appendix in humans?
3. Explain briefly the function that is associated with the appendix.
4. The appendix was cataloged as a vestigial structure, meaning it lost its role in survival of the organism through the evolutionary changes. Do you think this asseveration it’s still true? Why?
5. Do you think the practice of removing healthy appendices to prevent future problems was a good idea? Why?

Answer 1

-->The main Idea Of this Article Was to Enlighten Us About the So Called Vestigial organ " Appendix" it's Various Role,Functions it Plays in our the body during the fetal Period of our life,Young and even the Adolescent age group. It Also Questions whether The Cataloging of this organ to be Vesitigial Justified or Not ..

-->It is difficult to know the role of Human appendix because studies on the appendix are difficult to conduct. There are only a few animals that have the organ and an animal's appendix is very different from the human's appendix. Even The Scientist/Doctors Didn't Find Any problem that Occured in Human body After Removing This Organ So It Is Much Less Studied Then Others.

--> Use of Appendix Is as Follows-

•In Hman Body when we Are in Fetal form In The Womb of our mothers as how It maintains The Homeostasis

•In Young And Adolescent Age As An Lymphoid Organ

•The Present Medical Science Use - Making sphincter For Urinary Bladder and also Ureters.

--> Appendix was Catalogued as Vestigial but Presently There have Been Many Debates On this Organ And Certain Biologists/Scientists Don't Consider it to Vestigial As it Still has So Many Role in our Body To Play During different Period of our Life..

--> No, Removing of Appendix From Healthy Individuals As was done in Past Was not at all A Good Idea Only The Inflamed Appendix that is The Case with Patients of Acute Appendicitis was Good Because It results in Recurrent Attacks so Removing them is Better but Not the Healthy Ones...