Thread: Useless Body Parts

MALE NIPPLES:

Lactiferous ducts form before the sex of the fetus is determined. Men have the necessary tissue to produce milk.

WISDOM TEETH

Humans used to have to chew a lot plants to get enough food to survive, therefore the extra teeth. Today, only about 5% of the population has a healthy set of Wisdom Teeth.

EXTRINSIC EAR MUSCLES

Three muscles that made it possible for early man to move their ears independently of their heads, the way that dogs and cats can. These muscles are why some people can learn to wiggle their ears.

NECK RIB

A set of small ribs that appear in less than 1% of the population. They can cause nerve and artery problems. They may be leftover from the age of reptiles.

THIRD EYELID

Birds have them for protecting the eye and cleaning out debris. Humans still have a tiny fold in the inner corner of the eye.


PALMARIS MUSCLE

A long muscle that runs from the elbow to the wrist. It could have been important for hanging and climbing. 11% of people do not have one

BODY HAIR

Eyebrows help keep sweat out of the eyes and women may be attracted by male facial hair, but most of our body hair serves no function or purpose.

ERECTOR PILI

The muscle that allow animals to puff up their fur to keep warm or intimidate predators. Humans sill have them which allows us to get goose bumps.

PLANTARIS MUSCLE

This foot muscle helps primates grasp with their feet. It's disappeared in 9% of humans.

THIRTEENTH RIB

Chimpanzees and gorillas have them. But only about 8% of humans have an extra rib.

APPENDIX

It used to help early humans digest all the plant material they ate. Now, more than 300,000 Americans have appendectomies each year

COCCYX

The tail bone. The fused bones are all that's left of the tail that most mammals used for balance and communication. Some people think the coccyx helps support organs or that muscles are attached to it, but they can be removed without any health problems.

I have all my wisdom teeth, they came out fine....

The Baby toe.

In Danny81's case....

this is an awesome thread

Originally Posted by min0 lee

http://cbs13.com/slideshows/Useless.Body.Parts.20.462883.html?rid=0
SUBCLAVIUS MUSCLE

A small muscle that goes from under the shoulder to the first rib to the collarbone that would be used if we walked on all fours. Some people have one, others don't and some people have two.

Source: Discover Magazine

i wonder if people that have them have an edge on doing things like push ups

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

The Baby toe.

I used to think the "baby" or "Pinky" toe was worthless... till I dropped a 45lb plate on it. Then it suddenly became the most important member of my body.

Originally Posted by DaMayor

In Danny81's case....

I enjoy every part of my body even if it is old, useless, decrepid, and a genetic holdover from days gone by. God I feel so old !

Originally Posted by tallcall

I enjoy every part of my body even if it is old, useless, decrepid, and a genetic holdover from days gone by. God I feel so old !

Oh quit your bellyaching, girlfriend.

Originally Posted by DaMayor

Oh quit your bellyaching, girlfriend.

Oooh NO HE DIDN'T:





(I think they're too cute though)

living alone sucks. all my body parts are useless

Originally Posted by Little Wing

living alone sucks. all my body parts are useless

Originally Posted by DaMayor

Oh quit your bellyaching, girlfriend.

Originally Posted by min0 lee

APPENDIX

It used to help early humans digest all the plant material they ate. Now, more than 300,000 Americans have appendectomies each year.

This one may be incorrect.

I read an article that seems to have some proof that the appendix is actually a reservoir for GI (gastrointestinal) fauna.

There were some individuals that, after being given full spectrum antibiotics, suffered from severe GI problems. Mostly digestion related problems. After some research, it appeared that the commonality in these people was that their appendix had been removed. It may be that the antibiotics killed off the fauna in their GI that helped to digest food.

A doctor in Australia performed a procedure in which he placed some fecal matter from a person which hadn't had an appendectomy into the rectum of a person suffering from the above condition. This jump-started the patient's GI and lent credence to the theory that the appendix is actually a sealed off, and protected reservoir, that only opens after the body has lost its GI fauna.

Or so I've read...

Originally Posted by DOMS

This one may be incorrect.

I read an article that seems to have some proof that the appendix is actually a reservoir for GI (gastrointestinal) fauna.

There were some individuals that, after being given full spectrum antibiotics, suffered from severe GI problems. Mostly digestion related problems. After some research, it appeared that the commonality in these people was that their appendix had been removed. It may be that the antibiotics killed off the fauna in their GI that helped to digest food.

A doctor in Australia performed a procedure in which he placed some fecal matter from a person which hadn't had an appendectomy into the rectum of a person suffering from the above condition. This jump-started the patient's GI and lent credence to the theory that the appendix is actually a sealed off, and protected reservoir, that only opens after the body has lost its GI fauna.

Or so I've read...

cool.

Originally Posted by min0 lee

BODY HAIR

Eyebrows help keep sweat out of the eyes and women may be attracted by male facial hair, but most of our body hair serves no function or purpose.

ERECTOR PILI

The muscle that allow animals to puff up their fur to keep warm or intimidate predators. Humans sill have them which allows us to get goose bumps.

PLANTARIS MUSCLE

This foot muscle helps primates grasp with their feet. It's disappeared in 9% of humans.

i enjoy my erector pili. music has a very cool effect on them, some forms of touching does and that occasional sixth sense hair standing up on the back of my neck thing.

plantaris muscles are handy for using your feet for some things

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