In the unborn child, it functions primarily to produce red blood cells, a function that normally ceases after birth but that may be resumed later if diseases slow down this function in the bone marrow.
In the unborn child, it functions primarily to produce red blood cells, a function that normally ceases after birth but that may be resumed later if diseases slow down this function in the bone marrow. It produces antibodies against various disease organisms and manufactures a variety of blood cells. In some other mammals, it stores red blood cells and feeds them into the circulation to maintain the volume of blood. FTP identify this left-side abdominal organ, once classified as an endocrine gland.
In the unborn child, it functions primarily to produce red blood cells, a function that normally ceases after birth but that may be resumed later if diseases slow down this function in the bone marrow.
spleen