Appendix (Vestigial Organs) trivia
Appendix (Vestigial Organs) Mini Quiz
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Question 1
The human appendix attaches to which part of the large intestine?
The vermiform appendix branches from the cecum near the junction of the small and large intestines.
Question 2
What does "vermiform" describe in the name "vermiform appendix"?
Vermiform combines Latin roots for worm and form, describing the appendix's narrow, curved shape.
Question 3
Which tissue gives the human appendix many immune follicles?
Lymphoid follicles in the appendix support gut immune surveillance, especially during childhood.
Question 4
Why can biologists call the human appendix vestigial without calling it useless?
The appendix lost much of an ancestral role, but its lymphoid tissue still supports gut immunity, so vestigial does not mean useless.