A Client Asks the Nurse What Will Happen to Her

A client asks the nurse what will happen to her digestion if she needs to have her appendix removed. The nurse should respond that the purpose of the appendix is:

A) to digest food products and another organ will take over this function.
B) to absorb nutrients and another organ will take over this function.
C) to secrete enzymes and another organ will take over this function.
D) nothing, so no other organ will need to take over this function.