alleryStart learning →Which organ is nicknamed the graveyard of red blood cells because it breaks down spent ones?
AGallbladder
BLiver
CSpleen
DKidney
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Spleen
The spleen breaks down worn-out red and white blood cells, so it is called the graveyard of red blood cells.
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