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Question

Which of the following organs is the blood bank?

Options

A.Heart
B.Lungs
C.Spleen
D.Liver

Solution

Spleen referred as a blood bank of body because it is the organ having the function of making and storing red corpuscles. These are squeezed out into the blood-sterm when the body needs more in circulation, as for instance in haemorrhage or shock.

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