The appendix is \u200b\u200bpart of the large intestine, specifically the Blind. Vermiform The adjective form is due to the worm you have. Today is an evolutionary remnant without function (it is investigated whether any difference could be immune, but is unlikely).
is an organ that in other herbivorous mammals leads to fully developed, being larger and its function is the storage of cellulose to be digested by bacteria. This indicates our past herbivore. Of course, this function no longer possess. We are unable to digest cellulose. In fact intake is only recommended because it prevents constipation by facilitating intestinal transit to absorb water and make the stool softer. It also prevents colon cancer.
A note: The appendix is \u200b\u200bfound in 70% of all primates and rodents. The appendix, long regarded as a useless artifact, a vestige of evolution according to Darwin, he earned his respect from two years ago when researchers at the Medical Center of Duke University had proposed that a critical function. The appendix, they said, is a haven of the good bacteria that can stay there until they are needed to combat for example a case of infectious diarrhea.
