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The organs present in human body which are functional and rudimentary organs.


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Vestigial organs:

  1. The organs present in the human body that are functional and rudimentary organs are called vestigial organs.
  2. The vestigial organ is a rudimentary organ present in humans which does not have any significant function.
  3. However, it was a functional structure or organ in ancestral animals.
  4. Appendix, mammary glands in man are some examples of vestigial organs.

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