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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 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 are some body parts with 6 letters in them?
spleen, kidney, artery, finger, radius, fibula, pelvis
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 extra blood stored in human body?
The spleen
What is pleeha in human body?
Spleen
Where is blood stored in Human body?
SPLEEN
In the human immune system the main function of the--- is filtering blood?
spleen
What is the most unknown organ in the human body?
the most unknown organ in the human body is the spleen
What is the purpose of the human spleen?
To make your body flexible
What system is affected if the spleen function is lost?
The immune system is affected if spleen function is lost. The spleen helps your body fight infections. The spleen also makes red blood cells and it removes old red blood cells.
In the human immune system the main function of what is filtering blood?
B. Spleen
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.
