Vermiform Appendix

... need to digest cell walls. They do so by the help of bacteria in the vermiform appendix. But at humans, the most nutrients come not from cellulose, but from other substances, ...

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The human appendix? The human appendix, at the junction of the small and large intestines, is a much ... microbial fermentation like in herbivores. It is wrong to assume that since the vermiform appendix performs no role in digestion it does not have a function. The walls ...

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