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The spleen and the liver contain ______ that remove _____ from the blood.Multiple choice question.proteins; white blood cellsmacrophages; old erythrocytescavities; proteins

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The spleen and the liver contain ______ that remove _____ from the blood.Multiple choice question.proteins; white blood cellsmacrophages; old erythrocytescavities; proteins

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The correct answer is "macrophages; old erythrocytes". The spleen and the liver contain macrophages, a type of white blood cell, that remove old erythrocytes (red blood cells) from the blood. This is part of the body's process of recycling and renewing its cellular components.

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