ANATOMY
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
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Question
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What is the spleen responsible for?
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Blood reservoir
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Defence
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Hematopoiesis
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Recycling of RBC’s and platelets
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vitamin D production
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Your spleen’s main function is to act as a filter for your blood. It recognizes and removes old, malformed, or damaged red blood cells.
Detailed explanation-2: -The spleen’s main roles are: filtering old or unwanted cells from the blood. storing red blood cells and platelets. metabolizing and recycling iron.
Detailed explanation-3: -About 90% of the red blood cells are recycled by macrophages within the spleen, liver and lymph nodes.
Detailed explanation-4: -Your spleen is involved in your body’s immune response, and in recycling old blood cells.
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