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packman

(16,296 posts)
Wed Jan 4, 2017, 12:19 PM Jan 2017

REJOICE - You now have a newly discovered organ

"the mesentery, the new organ is found in our digestive systems, and was long thought to be made up of fragmented, separate structures. But recent research has shown that it's actually one, continuous organ---

So what is the mesentery? It's a double fold of peritoneum - the lining of the abdominal cavity - that attaches our intestine to the wall of our abdomen, and keeps everything locked in place"







http://www.sciencealert.com/it-s-official-a-brand-new-human-organ-has-been-classified

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REJOICE - You now have a newly discovered organ (Original Post) packman Jan 2017 OP
So this is what is holding us back! ffr Jan 2017 #1
I wonder if this is this the organ that causes abdominal "stitch" pain when we jog? TonyPDX Jan 2017 #2
New excuse for procrastinators ..... yellowcanine Jan 2017 #3
This is just logical science BSdetect Jan 2017 #4

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)
3. New excuse for procrastinators .....
Wed Jan 4, 2017, 12:32 PM
Jan 2017

Eh, my mesentery was acting up so I could not get that report done.

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