2023年6月2日 · Studies revealed that the human appendix, previously considered a vestigial organ, has an important role in the immune system. As per News Medical Life Sciences, it contains lymphoid cells...

2024年7月30日 · The appendix is a small organ located in your lower right abdomen. For centuries, the medical community believed it served no purpose and had no function. In recent years, research has suggested that the appendix may help support the immune system and help restore healthy bacteria to the intestines after an infection or when antibiotics are used.

1999年10月21日 · During the early years of development, however, the appendix has been shown to function as a lymphoid organ, assisting with the maturation of B lymphocytes (one variety of white blood cell)...

2017年4月27日 · Your appendix is a thin tube in your lower right abdomen. It sits where your small intestine meets your large intestine. Read on to learn more about the appendix and what it does.

2015年9月18日 · In 2007, Dr. Parker and a team of immunologists at Duke published a study asserting that the appendix serves as a "safe house" for beneficial gut bacteria in the event of a...

2024年6月27日 · What Is the Function of the Appendix? The muscles lining your GI tract, along with the hormones and enzymes that the system produces, allow your GI tract to break down and process food.

2019年2月26日 · The appendix has been found to play a role in mammalian mucosal immune function. It is believed to be involved in extrathymically derived T-lymphocytes and B-lymphocyte-mediated immune...

2025年1月14日 · appendix, in anatomy, a vestigial hollow tube that is closed at one end and is attached at the other end to the cecum, a pouchlike beginning of the large intestine into which the small intestine empties its contents. It is not clear whether the appendix serves any useful purpose in humans.

2024年2月2日 · It turns out that the appendix appears to have two related functions. The first function is supporting the immune system. The appendix has a high concentration of immune tissue, so it's...

2007年10月8日 · Researchers in the United States say the appendix produces and protects good germs for the gut by "rebooting" the digestive system. The team of immunologists at Duke University Medical Center say...