The body's ultimate recycling center
The immune system's command center
The spleen across history and nature
Life without a spleen
YOUR GOAL
Master of The human spleen
artiteacher The immune system's command center
Squeeze on through, squeeze on through, Only the flexible make it through.
artiteacher The spleen stores a massive reserve of platelets, which are essential for blood clotting and healing wounds.
artiteacher The spleen's white pulp is a major production site for antibodies that target specific foreign invaders.
artiteacher Swipe away old red cells to learn how the spleen filters your blood.
Platelet storage: The spleen stores one-third of your body's platelets, releasing them instantly to help clot wounds.
The lymphoid tissue of the spleen that houses lymphocytes and initiates immune responses against blood-borne pathogens. This splenic tissue makes up approximately twenty percent of the organ's total weight in a healthy adult.
What is the name of the area in the white pulp where B-cells actively multiply?
What happens to B-cells in the white pulp after they recognize a foreign invader?
What are the cell fragments stored in the spleen that stop bleeding by forming clots?