What Is an Appendix, Where Did My Appendix Come From, and What Is the Function of the Appendix?
The equivalent of the true appendix in most animals is known as the cecum and is at the junction of the small and large intestines. In general, carnivorous mammals have a small cecum that serves the same purpose as it does in humans. However, in many herbivorous mammals the cecum is greatly enlarged to create all sorts of wonder