OVERVIEW OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
LYMPHATIC TISSUES AND ORGANS
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Question
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What part of the lymphatic system stores platelets?
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thymus
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spleen
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lymph nodes
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thymus gland
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The spleen is a small organ inside your left rib cage, just above the stomach. It’s part of the lymphatic system (which is part of the immune system). The spleen stores and filters blood and makes white blood cells that protect you from infection.
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.
Detailed explanation-3: -The lymph does not contain platelets and its adhesionglycoproteinIb-IXcomplex, therefore thrombus may stay in the lumen and not adhere to the lymphatic wall.
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