Question

Why is the spleen called the graveyard of RBCs?

Answer 1

RBCs:

1. Red blood cells are made up of haemoglobin.
2. It binds to oxygen and carbon dioxide one at a time.
3. RBCs transport them to various parts of our body.
4. Because this transport never stops, red blood cells die every 120 days and new blood cells continue to form.

Spleen:

1. The spleen is the organ that serves as a graveyard for blood cells.
2. It filters them and traps degraded RBCs,
3. They are then destroyed by macrophages.
4. The spleen is one of the largest lymphatic organs.
5. It balances body fluids and filters old and damaged blood cells
6. It has been done with the help of red pulp tissue.
7. The spleen also filters potentially infectious foreign bodies in the blood.
8. The spleen is split into two sections: red pulp and white pulp.
9. White pulp stores white blood cells.
10. Red pulp filters blood and has phagocytic activity.
11. When the spleen is removed due to disease or injury, the work of the spleen is taken up by the liver and bone marrow.
12. In this situation, the individual becomes 10 times more susceptible to infection.
13. Hence, the spleen is considered a graveyard of the body.