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The function of the spleen is the same in the human body as in other vertebrates. It plays a really big role with red blood cells and the immune system. In terms of red blood cells, it removes worn out cells, recycles iron and also keeps some extra blood handy in case of a hemorrhagic shock. It can synthesize antibodies in the white pulp area (it has white and red pulp) and through blood and lymph node circulation, remove antibody-coated bacteria and antibody-coated blood cells.
The red pulp area apparently keeps half of the body's monocytes which basically aid tissue healing while turn into dendritic cells and macrophages.
The absence of spleens increases risks for certain infections, so it is often likened it to a giant lymph node.
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What is the function of the splenic artery?
To supply nutrient rich and oxygenated blood to the spleen.
What are some body parts with 6 letters in them?
spleen, kidney, artery, finger, radius, fibula, pelvis
What is the primary function of the heart in animals?
The heart is a muscle that pumps blood and causes the blood to circulate throughout the body. It is the most hardworking muscle in the human body.
What is the main function of the left side of human heart?
The main function of the left side of the human heart is to get oxygen to the cells.
What organs are located on the left side of the body?
Your stomach, your spleen, heart, one kidney, (an ovary, if your female), some intestine.
What is the largest lymph organ in human body?
The spleen is the largest lymphy node in the human body
Where is blood stored in Human body?
SPLEEN
In the human immune system the main function of the--- is filtering blood?
spleen
In the human immune system the main function of what is filtering blood?
B. Spleen
Which organ or stucture has a major hemolytic function?
The spleen has a major hemolytic function in the body. It filters and removes old or damaged red blood cells from circulation.
Which organ of the human body breakes down the old Rbcs?
The spleen.
What are the chief blood reservoirs in the human body?
Veins, liver and spleen
Which organs in the human body begin with the letter S?
The spleen is one, and the largest organ in the human body, the skin.
What has a hemolytic funcion?
Hemolytic is when red blood cells are broken down inside the body. The spleen is generally an organ that does this in the human body. Its function is to break down the red blood cells and making hemoglobin.
What is the largest organ in the human body that can be removed without ill effect?
spleen
The 5 human body organs are?
Heart, lung, liver, kidney, spleen.
Which organ of human body breaks down RBCs and store irons from them?
the spleen
