MICROANATOMY

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: -The spleen, liver and lymph nodes are all places where the red blood cells can be readily recycled. Our body contains about 25 trillion red blood cells and about 2.5 million of these red blood cells are recycled every single second.

Detailed explanation-3: -The spleen controls the level of white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets (small cells that form blood clots). It screens the blood and removes any old or damaged red blood cells. If the spleen doesn’t work properly, it may start to remove healthy blood cells.

Detailed explanation-4: -Your spleen is involved in your body’s immune response, and in recycling old blood cells.