The spleen is an organ in the upper left abdomen. It contains red pulp that removes old red blood cells and white pulp that contains lymphocytes that fight infection.
Un organo nel lato superiore sinistro della cavità peritoneale contenente una polpa rossa, coinvolto nella rimozione delle cellule senescenti del sangue, e una polpa bianca di cellule linfoidi che rispondono agli antigeni trasportati alla milza dal sangue
Front | An organ in the upper left side of the peritoneal cavity containing a red pulp, involved in removing senescent blood cells, and a white pulp of lymphoid cells that respond to antigens delivered to the spleen by the blood |
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Back | spleen |
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