When I was in medical school the omentum, that fatty membrane in the abdomen that covers the abdominal cavity and its organs, was believed to be no more than a repository for fat. Today researchers have discovered that it is a organ that regulates immune T cells and is a rich repository of stem cells that are necessary for organ repair and regeneration. It may be the organ that regulates healing and regeneration.
Over the past 40 years we've discovered the function of the pineal gland, the appendix, and of the gut microflora! The functions of these organs is reviewed.
