R.E.S. System

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Spleen (lien) is the largest lymphoid tissue in the body and specialized, bean-shaped organ for filtering blood.
It is a highly vascular haemopoietic organ situated in the left hypochond-rium colon, behind the fundus of the stomach and weighing about 150gms  in adult.
It also plays an important role in the metabolism and defense mechanism of the body. There is no afferent lymphatic vessel. 

 

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