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Many people treat the appendix as an organ without special functions. And this is very stupid!
In the last century, the appendix was removed indiscriminately in childhood. And then suddenly they noticed that children without an appendix lag behind in development and get sick more often.
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00:00 Why do I need an appendix?
00:02 Many people treat the appendix as an organ without special functions.
00:07 And this is very stupid.
00:09 In the last century, the appendix was removed indiscriminately in childhood.
00:16 And then suddenly they noticed that children without an appendix lag behind in development
00:22 and get sick more often.
00:24 It turned out that the appendix stores and reproduces bacteria.
00:29 That are necessary for the normal functioning of the intestine.
00:33 And the appendix is also part of our immune system and takes part in the body's protective
00:39 reactions.
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