Norman Swan
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Podcast Appearances
So there's lots of organs that I think I'd rather have in good shape rather than bad shape.
But no, I'm quite happy with all my appendages.
All right, go on.
I do.
I do.
I do.
I do.
I know.
God knows what it's going to be like in 20 years' time, but you know...
So have you got all these things?
Oh, I remember that because we did a session on wisdom teeth.
So yes, this... Wasn't there something odd that you only had three to start with?
Okay, let's do the show.
And this week, we're asking about appendages you might not need.
Yeah, well, before we sort of zero in on the organs being asked about, let's talk about what probably are truly vestigial.
Wisdom teeth are probably one of them.
Indeed.
And they're probably just a throwback to when we needed a full mouth of teeth, including the back, to chew on very difficult fibres.
And then there's the plica semilunaris.
Some people might say plica semilunaris.