I was taught that a considerable proportion of our cellulosics digestion occurs in the caecum, by micro-organisms that dwell there. If we get a severe diarrhoea, and they get washed out, the system is replenished by re-introduction from the appendix. It acts as a reserve tank. Geoff [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Hans Kylberg <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thursday, January 14, 1999 1:33 PM Subject: Re: [P-F] Apendix >At 22:36 1999-01-13 -0800, Cynthia wrote: >> >>Just as a matter of curiosity, what purpose does the appendix serve? >> >Usually some extra pages for things that did not fit in with the rest :-) >I have been without any for 46 years now, so I hope it serves nothing. >I think there are a lot of things in/on the human body, that we never >will know why it is there. For instance, I have a beard, but most men >think it is of no use. > >- Hans >