Name the part of the human body reclassified as an organ in 2016–17 due to research conducted in the…
The correct choice is: “Mesentery” The mesentery, the double fold of peritoneum that attaches the intestines to the back wall of the abdomen, was long thought to be a set of…
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Name the part of the human body reclassified as an organ in 2016–17 due to research conducted in the preceding decade.
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The correct choice is: “Mesentery”
The mesentery, the double fold of peritoneum that attaches the intestines to the back wall of the abdomen, was long thought to be a set of separate fragmented structures. Research led by J. Calvin Coffey of the University of Limerick, published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (2016), showed it is one continuous structure, and it was reclassified as an organ.
“Spleen” has always been recognised as an organ; “Epithelium” is a tissue type; “Alimentary” refers to the whole digestive canal.
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