#cecoappendicular complex

Appendix Isn't Useless. It Actually Serves As Reservoir For Beneficial Gut Bacteria, A New Study Suggests

Researchers at Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine have suggested that the human appendix, although widely viewed as a vestigial organ with little known function, may serve as a reservoir for beneficial gut bacteria and as a secondary immune organ that catalyzes immune cell response. According to the paper published in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol, the organ…