What Does the Appendix Do & Other Questions About the Body's Mystery Organ

Though the exact purpose of the appendix – a little tube-shaped sac attached to the lower end of the large intestine – is up for debate, there's no mistaking signs it needs to be removed. Learn more about the signs and symptoms of appendicitis, plus what to do if your appendix needs to go.

The Appendix: Useless Vestige or Evolutionary Innovation?

Recent hypothesis for the function of the appendix has focused on the possibility that the appendix is a storage site for natural probiotic bacteria. The notion is that after imbalance of the

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The Amazing Appendix: An Anatomical Mystery

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