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Where are red blood cells destroyed as they wear out?
They are destroyed by the liver and spleen as they wear out
Where is the old red blood cells destroyed?
Red blood cells have a life span of about 120 days. They are formed in the bone marrow and destroyed by the reticuloendothelial cells present in spleen, liver, lymph nodes, brain, the heart or even in the muscles. Spleen is the major site of their destruction.
Where are red blood cells made and destroyed?
Made in bone marrow and destroyed in the spleen
What is the lifetime of a Red Blood Cell?
Red blood cells live for 120 days. They are destroyed in the spleen.
How are the red blood cells destroyed?
The spleen identifies "old" erythrocytes (RBCs) and destroys them. The life of an RBC is around 120 days.
What stores extra red blood cells?
The Red Blood Cells are stored in the spleen
True or false older red blood cells may be destroyed in the spleen?
True. There are blood capillaries within the red pulp of the spleen. Older, more fragile red blood cells may rupture as they pass through these capillaries and the resulting cellular debris is removed.
Where are worn out or damaged red blood cells removed from the circulation?
The spleen removes old red blood cells. It breaks down the erythrocytes and recycles the hemoglobin, sending the heme portion to the liver for storage and recycling. The spleen also filters bacteria from the blood.
Where old red blood cells are recycled?
The spleen
What stores extra erythocytes?
Erythrocytes, or red blood cells, are produced in the bone marrow and stored in the spleen. The spleen acts as a reservoir for red blood cells, releasing them into the bloodstream as needed.
What destroys worn out of the red blood cell and stores red blood cells?
spleen?
Can spleen destroy normal RBC's?
Yes, one of the major functions of the spleen is to remove aged or damaged red blood cells (erythrocytes) from the circulating blood stream. If the body has produced antibodies against red blood cells, the spleen will remove the red blood cells with antibodies on them from circulation, destroy them and package the bits and pieces for recycling into new red blood cells.
