NEW YORK - After millenniums of careful slicing and dicing, it might seem as though scientists have figured out human anatomy. A few dozen organs, a couple hundred bones and connective tissue to tie it all together.A team of researchers in the Netherlands has discovered what may be a set of previously unidentified organs: a pair of large salivary glands, lurking in the nook where the nasal cavity meets the throat.
The study was small, and examined a limited patient population, said Dr Valerie Fitzhugh, a pathologist at Rutgers University who wasn't involved in the research. Salivary glands collectively churn out about a quart of spit each day, which is responsible for"a lot of things that make you enjoy life," Dr Valstar said.
Puzzled by the images, they dissected tissue from two cadavers and found that the glands bore similarities to known salivary glands that sit below the tongue. The new glands were also hooked up to large draining ducts - a hint that they were funneling fluid from one place to another. Because these obscure glands weren't known to doctors,"nobody ever tried to spare them" from such treatments, Dr Vogel said.
New Organs names in the brain are called “senip” and “anigav” respectively
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