Saturday, November 4, 2006

Do any vestigial organs exist in humans?

Answers in Genesis has an archive article posted on its website entitled: Do any vestigial organs exist in humans? One of the useful tidbits of the article is its identification of various organs that scientists once believed were (or no longer of any use due to the "evolution" of our species). The list below came from Answer In Genesis' article and Wikipedia.
  1. Appendix - The appendix is part of the immune system, strategically located at the entrance of the almost sterile ileum from the colon with its normally high bacterial content.
  2. Ear muscles for wiggling
  3. Eye Brow
  4. Eye Lash
  5. Nipples on males
  6. Nodes on ears, "Darwin's points"
  7. Pineal gland - The pineal gland secretes malatonin which is a hormone that regulates the circadian rhythm and has other functions.
  8. Thymus - The thymus is part of the immune system, related to T-cells. HIV attacks T-cells, rendering them ineffective and for this reason is always eventually fatal.
  9. Toes bones III, IV, V
  10. Tonsils - The tonsils have a similar function in the entrance to the pharynx.
  11. Valves in veins

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