The Asiatic black bear is the only bear that naturally occurs on the Korean Peninsula. It is a medium‑sized black bear with a distinctive white or cream “V”/crescent patch on its chest, which is why Koreans call it “half‑moon bear” (반달가슴곰). In Korea it is classified as an endangered wild animal (Class I) and is also a Natural Monument (No. 329). How many bears are in the wild now? By the late 1900s, hunting and habitat loss had reduced the wild population to only about 5 bears in South Korea. A government re‑introduction program began in 2004, releasing Russian Far East bears that share the same genetic lineage. By 2024, the Korea National Park Service reported about 86 wild Asiatic black bears living mainly in Jirisan National Park. In addition, there are still hundreds of captive bears (around 322 bears on 20 farms as reported recently) used historically for bear farming. Where do they live? Today, almost all wild bears in South Korea are concentrated in Jirisan National Park and nea...
The appendix is one of the organs that are easily removed by surgery when a problem occurs because it is called " an organ that does not need an appendix". Liberato John Didio called the cecum 'a tonsil in the intestine'. This means that even if it is removed, organs such as the intestine and gallbladder have a lot in common with the appendix.
The importance of the appendix
William P. Jolie, professor of anatomy at the University of Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, noted the potential importance of the appendix.
what are the lymphocytes?
These are all lymphatic organs that produce white blood cells. 'Lymphocytes are one of the white blood cells and serve to eat cells that eat bacteria. '
There are two types of lymphocytes: B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes.
T-lymphocytes aggressively remove bacteria, toxins, and viruses, and help the body find and eliminate bad cancer cells.
B-lymphocytes produce antibodies, which are a protective membrane that protects our body from antigens that have entered the body.
*Antigen: Bad bacteria such as bacteria, toxins, and viruses
*Antibody: The same principle as vaccination, it remembers the antigens that have entered our body and acts as a shield to protect the body.
There is also evidence that B-lymphocytes form in the cecum(Appendix).
In other words, the good bacteria hide in the appendix (Vermiform Appendix) when the antibiotics are eaten regardless of the good and bad bacteria, and then the antibiotic disappears, they come back to the intestine and stimulate the growth of bacteria that have a good effect on the body.
The appendix acts as a reservoir of these beneficial bacteria and maintains immunity, which can take longer for those who have removed the appendix to recover from the disease than those who do not.
Reasons to remove the appendix
If the appendix is important to prevent disease infection, how can you get along with that cut?
The length of an adult appendix is 5~10cm, located in the right lower abdomen and between the navel and the right pelvic bone protruding.
The cause of appendicitis is not known exactly, but if it is a symptom of an inflamed vermiform appendix at the entrance to the appendix, and if the condition is a little bad, the hospital recommends surgery. The reason is that even if removed, it produces enough white blood cells to fill the weakened area in other organs such as the spleen.
Some doctors say that the appendix (and colon) also acts as a lightning rod, causing infection. The cells that cause the infection, according to their claim, are concentrated in one area that is not so important to the functioning of the body. This lightning rod theory is of course supported by many people who have problems with colon and appendix.
This evaluation is difficult to say as a medical opinion about whether it is right to remove the tonsils in the case of tonsillitis in children when comparing whether those who have removed the intestine or appendix are worse than those who do not.
Symptoms of appendicitis
At first, it resembles nausea, vomiting, nausea, etc., but then pain occurs in the upper abdomen, and over time, it changes to pain in the right lower abdomen around the navel, causing a mild fever and feeling cold. In addition, symptoms such as bowel obstruction(=intestinal obstruction), diarrhea, and constipation may occur.