NEET 2012 · Class 11

Body Fluids and Circulation

Which one of the following human organs is often called the “graveyard” of RBCs?

  1. (A)Gall bladder
  2. (B)Kidney
  3. (C)Spleen
  4. (D)Liver

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

RBCs have an average life span of 120 days after which they are destroyed in the spleen (graveyard of RBCs).

Chapter
Body Fluids and Circulation
Section
15.1.2 Formed Elements
Page
1
Words matched
20 of 20

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states 'RBCs are destroyed in the spleen (graveyard of RBCs)', which directly answers the MCQ by identifying the spleen as the organ called the 'graveyard of RBCs'.

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