Homework Help: health

Posted by Jackie on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 10:43am.

When comparing the blood smears of patients with intact spleens to those of patients
without spleens, the blood smears of patients without spleens will likely reveal
A. many more fragile and old erythrocytes.
B. many more lymphocytes and monocytes.
C. many more bacteria.
D. less red blood cells.
I think its A. because your sleen processes (romoves) older blood cells after they have lived out their normal life spans?

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