A team of scientists discovered a new organ in the human body while researching something very different
A scientific team at Netherlands they were studying him cancer of the prostate when they discovered something exciting at the other end of the body.
More specifically, the researchers were working on Netherlands Cancer Institute and were performing a series of CT scans and scans RET in patients to whom it had been administered radioactive glucose.
They didn’t do this by accident. They knew very well that glucose would make tumors “glow” on CT scans and be more easily detectable.
This substance is also very good for detecting salivary glands. So when they examined the results, the experts noticed that some spots inside the human head also lit up, which piqued their interest. According to ladbible, looking closely at the research results they found that there are some salivary glands behind the nose and near where the nasal cavity meets the throat. Experts believe that specific glands lubricate your neck behind the nose and mouth your. The Dutch team gave him the name: “tubular salivary gland».
Then to make sure, they tested 100 patients and they made sure that everyone has such a gland behind their nose.
The human body has others three major salivary glands;all of which are located in the head except one where the tubular glands are located.
The parotid glands they are the main ones and provide the saliva that helps you chew and swallow your food.
Below the lower jaw are the submandibular glandswhich are responsible for producing most of the saliva in your mouth.
Last and probably least important are the sublingual glands located under the tongue.
