Jul 9, 2026 · 14 min · 7 segments
Are human body parts like the appendix and tailbone actually useless? Explore why these structures serve critical functions in human anatomy. In this episode of Faith and Science, hosts Kaysie…
Casey VerkerkeHostSo the coccyx, of course, was supposed to be a remnant remaining from when we had a long tail-
Um, and it's a shame, you know, with these particular organs, they were s- say something we used in the past when we were some sort of previous, uh, animal in the, uh, or s- species in the-
Um, and unfortunately, this has led to, um, uh, for example, a whole lot of removal of the tonsils in the past-
Well, usually, I guess the appendix were, uh, removed, uh, if they, if they burst.
So the coccyx, of course, was supposed to be a remnant remaining from when we had a long tail-
Um, and it's a shame, you know, with these particular organs, they were s- say something we used in the past when we were some sort of previous, uh, animal in the, uh, or s- species in the-
Um, and unfortunately, this has led to, um, uh, for example, a whole lot of removal of the tonsils in the past-
Well, usually, I guess the appendix were, uh, removed, uh, if they, if they burst.
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