Question

Which of the following is the correct list of vestigial organs in humans?

• A. Elbow joint, ear muscles and coccyx
• B. Vermiform appendix, coccyx and ear muscles
• C. Wisdom tooth, coccyx and premolars
• D. Wisdom tooth, eyelids and vermiform appendix

Answer 1

The correct option is B Vermiform appendix, coccyx and ear muscles

Vestigial organs are those that were completely and functionally active in certain ancestral species, but have lost their functional significance during the course of evolution. They could be however, structurally reduced or simpler in the present day organisms. The human body possesses many vestigial organs. Some of these are muscles of pinna, vermiform appendix, coccyx (tail bone), third molars (wisdom teeth), hair on body, and nipples in male.