Unbelievable! We Have More Than 10 Useless Body Parts! Here’s Which Ones We Can Live Without!

Our body is composed of organs we can’t live without, such as the heart, lungs, brain, stomach, kidneys and many, many more. But did you know that with evolution, certain parts of the body have become completely obsolete, meaning we can live and function completely normal without them. Here’s a list of the top 8 useless body parts.

Plica semilunaris (third eyelid)

In certain people fragments of the third eyelid can be found near the tear duct, but it’s completely useless for survival or vision. So why do we have it? It’s responsible for tear drainage and it’s the main culprit for the crust around our eyes when we get up in the morning. Thank you Plica Semilunaris, we really can’t live without you!

Arrector Pili

This is the small muscle fibers attached to every hair follicle on our body. What it does you ask? It makes the hairs stand, giving us goose bumps. It serves a purpose in animals which have hair all over the body it provides insulation, but in humans, none whatsoever.

Wisdom Teeth

Wisdom teeth are located in the far back of the mouth. Aside from being extremely painful to remove, they have no purpose in our organism. They just cause us problems and impede the dental hygiene. Nowadays, nearly 35% of people don’t develop the final set of molars, or wisdom teeth.

Coccyx

The coccyx, or tailbone as you may know it, is the last section of our vertebrae. It’s consisted of 3-5 fused or separated vertebrae and it can be very useful, but for mammals which actually have a tail. In humans it just looks funny.

Tonsils

Unless you had them removed, if you open your mouth wide you’ll see the tonsils on each side of your throat. They are completely useless and can cause a lot of pain because they can often become inflamed and swell up. If this happens often, a surgical procedure is required to remove them.

Adenoids

If you haven’t heard about these we’ll explain, they are masses of lymphoid tissue and can be found in the far back of your nose. They are a part of the immune system and trap bacteria which are inhaled through the nose. But when we grow older they shrink, and become useless. They can protect you from infections only when you are a child.

Male Nipples

Do we really need to explain this one? Men don’t breastfeed so they don’t really serve any purpose. Maybe for decoration?

Appendix

Even though the appendix is located between the small and large intestine it doesn’t have a role in the digestive process. Scientists believe that it must have been an integral part of our system in the past, when people ate mostly vegetables and plants, since it digests cellulose. Now it can only cause us problems, becoming inflamed and bursting when someone has appendicitis. That’s why about 300.000 Americans have it surgically removed.

Source: www.mrhealthylife.com