The news is out: we have a new organ that's been uncovered in the body. Or do we? What's the secret language of A&P? And should we be telling people?! Host Kevin Patton continues his story of cellular respiration with another playful analogy.

• 00:48 | Word Dissection
• 04:58 | Sponsored by AAA
• 06:23 | New Organ
• 14:41 | Sponsored by HAPI
• 15:38 | Secret Language of A&P
• 20:19 | Sponsored by HAPS
• 21:05 | Dam Protons
• 32:05 | Staying Connected

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Our universe is a sorry little affair unless it has in it something for every age to investigate. (Seneca)

Word Dissection

4 minutes

We start with a brief word dissection of a term that Kevin proposes to use someday as a pseudonym.

• Torus tubarius

Sponsored by AAA

1.5 minutes

A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) at anatomy.org.

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New Organ

8 minutes

A recent paper proposes the existence of a new organ—the paired tubarial salivary gland. It's suggested that this be added as a major salivary gland along with the parotid, submandibular, and submaxillary salivary glands.

• The tubarial salivary glands: A potential new organ at risk for radiotherapy (original research article) my-ap.us/3khGFZe
• Doctors May Have Found Secretive New Organs in the Center of Your Head (newspaper article) my-ap.us/31L4RvV
• Cancer researchers discover new salivary gland (press release about discovery) my-ap.us/3m9mc9w
• Image: my-ap.us/3jgsO3T (CC license)

Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program

1 minute

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Secret Language of A&P

4.5 minutes

Another one of those playful little games that Kevin plays with his students. Or is it only a game?

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1 minute

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Those Dam Protons

11 minutes

Host Kevin Patton follows up on his analogy about cellular respiration mentioned in the last episode—Krebs Cycle: The Horror. After summarizing the Krebs Cycle story (no! not the Krebs Cycle!), he briefly outlines the sequel featuring those dam protons.

• Krebs Cycle Horror Story | Anatomy Terms | TAPP 79
• Storytelling is the Heart of Teaching A&P | Episode 12
• Playful & Serious Is the Perfect Combo for A&P | Episode 13
• Actin & Myosin & A Love Story | Episode 15

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