Which of the following is NOT true of the spleen?
A) The spleen contains a large population of macrophages.
B) The spleen produces new erythrocytes.
C) The spleen is not a vital organ; a person can live without a spleen.
D) The spleen consists of slow-moving blood sinuses.
B) The spleen produces new erythrocytes.
The spleen does not produce new erythrocytes; it filters out and destroys old red
blood cells, recycles the iron, and stores some of the blood supply for the body. The other
statements regarding the spleen are true.
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