GENERAL ANATOMY
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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Question
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What organ is the largest and helps clean your blood by destroying worn out blood cells?
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pancreas
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small intestines
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esophagus
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liver
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The spleen is located in the upper left part of the belly under the ribcage. It helps protect the body by clearing worn-out red blood cells and other foreign bodies (such as germs) from the bloodstream.
Detailed explanation-2: -An organ that is part of the lymphatic system. The spleen makes lymphocytes, filters the blood, stores blood cells, and destroys old blood cells. It is located on the left side of the abdomen near the stomach.
Detailed explanation-3: -Spleen is known as the RBC graveyard. RBCs are destroyed in the spleen.
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