This is one of the most neglected and un-thought of parts of your body. (It is also a part of non-fiction books, but that doesn't matter until you need to write a research paper.) Nobody really ever thinks about it. Like the tonsils, the backs of your knees, and the backs of your ears, we don't really ever think about them until something happens to them. The appendix is actually a mass of lymphatic tissue connected to the intestines, where the immune system can collect and dispose of bacteria and other harmful organisms that we swallow along with food. But, unfortunately, the passage between the two is very narrow, so sometimes stuff gets caught there, and it begins to fester.
by awesomeisanoverusedname September 22, 2015