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Who discovered the parathyroid glands while dissecting a rhinoceros?

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Sir Richard Owen
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Galen
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Andreas Vesalius
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Anders Olaf Retzius
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Solution

The correct option is C Sir Richard Owen
The parathyroid gland was first discovered in 1852 during the autopsy of an Indian rhinoceros by Sir Richard Owen.
So, the correct option is 'Sir Richard Owen'.

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