Molecules manufactured in the appendix serve
as "traffic guides" and direct lymphocytes to other parts of the body.
The appendix is not, therefore, useless, as most people think. It is
part of the immune system. The GALT disappears after age 60, though.
The appendix has additional functions. Endocrine cells appear in the
appendix of the human fetus and produce biogenic amines and peptide
hormones, both instrumental in maintaining bodily homeostasis.
Finally, the appendix is used to replace the "sphincter muscle" in
urinary a bladder surgically reconstructed from intestinal tissue
(after removal of the original bladder). It also replaces removed
ureters, leading urine from the kidney to the bladder.
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/digest/summary/append/
http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/stomach/appendicitis.html
http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section3/chapter25/25e.htm
Armenian Genocide
The Armenian massacres in Turkey started in the 19th century and
continued well after the Armenian genocide of 1915 in which some
600,000 Armenians perished. The Armenians were also raided by Kurdish
tribesmen on a regular basis.
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