Most, though, agree that it once helped early ancestors digest cellulose but is now a purely vestigial organ.
About one in 100,000 people lacks one entirely and the largest one ever observed was removed in 2003 and measured 9 inches. Some physiologists believe that it serves a purpose in the endocrine or lymphatic systems. Most, though, agree that it once helped early ancestors digest cellulose but is now a purely vestigial organ. For ten points, what is this small extension of the cecum, which commonly becomes inflamed and is removed through surgery?
About one in 100,000 people lacks one entirely and the largest one ever observed was removed in 2003 and measured 9 inches.
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