ANATOMY
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
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spleen
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lymph nodes
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thymus
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lymphatic vessels
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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: -Red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body and remove carbon dioxide (a waste product). These disc-shaped cells are filtered by the spleen based on their physical characteristics. They can only reenter the bloodstream if they’re able to pass through a tiny splenic structure called the interendothelial slit.
Detailed explanation-3: -The spleen is located in the abdominal (tummy) area on the left side, just under the diaphragm. It is the largest of our lymphatic organs. The spleen does many things as it filters and monitors our blood. It contains a range of cells, including macrophages – the body’s garbage trucks.