It's Official: Your Body Now Has An Extra Organ

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Researchers have classified a brand-new organ inside our bodies, one that's been hiding in plain sight this whole time.

Known as 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.

Although we now know about the structure of this new organ, its function is still poorly understood, and studying it could be the key to better understanding and treatment of abdominal and digestive disease. FULL STORY

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We do know that the mesentery/ omentum helps in holding the abdomen's internal major organs in place. Extending from the diaphragm down through and into the pelvis, omentum is a net-like structure that, among other things, prevents the small bowel from twisting on itself which can cause obstructions