The mammalian diving reflex causes this organ to contract more than 20 percent in volume. Macrophages in this organ phagocytose (“FAY-goh-SIGH-toes”) pneumo·cocci and other encapsulated bacteria. The majority of the body’s IgM (“I-G-M”) is made in this organ rather than at a germinal center. This organ is the body’s reservoir of iron before hematopoiesis (“huh-MAT-oh-poh-EE-sis”), which occurs both here and in the bone marrow. After 120 days of circulation, sickled or old (*) erythrocytes get stuck in this organ’s cords. Mononucleosis causes this organ to enlarge until it ruptures or is surgically removed. This organ’s marginal zone divides red and white blood cells into two colored pulps. For 10 points, name this large organ of the lymphatic system found in the upper left abdomen. ■END■
| 2023 PACE NSC | 06/10/2023 | Y | 35 | 83% | 20% | 0% | 85.45 |
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Rabbitt | John Adams B | Mexico | 12 | 0 |
| Brady Laughlin | West Point | Dunbar | 12 | 20 |
| Aryan Pathak | Lake Highland | Canyon Crest | 18 | 0 |
| Shreyas Singh | University Lab | Mercer County | 18 | 20 |
| Chris Yoo | Thomas Jefferson B | Norman | 18 | 0 |
| Aneesh Swaminathan | Plymouth | Hinsdale Central | 23 | 0 |
| Safal Sapkota | Elkhorn North | Winston Churchill A | 24 | 0 |
| Brielle Rach | Rockford Auburn B | Johns Creek B | 24 | 0 |
| Izzy Lewis | Norris | Rockford Auburn A | 24 | 0 |
| Dylan Cheng | Thomas Jefferson A | Detroit Catholic Central B | 24 | 0 |
| Jonathan Tao | Stevenson B | Mira Loma | 24 | 0 |
| Sarah Dong | Solon | Moberly | 26 | 20 |
| Luke Puttnam | Innovation Academy B | Thomas Jefferson C | 28 | 0 |
| Clete Reinberger | Cincinnati Hills Christian | Chattahoochee A | 41 | 0 |
| Miles Sierra | Waukee | Troy | 49 | 20 |
| Joseph Chen | Richard Montgomery | Chattahoochee B | 51 | 0 |
| Sohum Sukhatankar | St. Mark's | Walter Payton | 55 | 0 |
| Aatreyo Bhattacharyya | Mira Loma | Stevenson B | 55 | 0 |
| Bernie Jin | Winston Churchill B | Barrington A | 60 | 20 |
| Evan Schleck | Hunter A | Barrington B | 61 | 0 |
| Vincent Wang | Irvington A | Washington | 65 | 20 |
| Evan Lin | Woodland | Lincoln-Way East | 68 | 20 |
| Charles Heydt | Midtown | John Adams A | 69 | 10 |
| Arnou Thammarak | New Brighton | Dallas County | 69 | 10 |
| Bryce Cruise | Heights | Thomas Jefferson D | 70 | 10 |
| Alexa Rosenberg | Hunter B | Northmont A | 74 | 10 |
| Yash Saxena | Maggie Walker A | Carbondale | 74 | 0 |
| Ali Hamzeh | Kinkaid | Stevenson A | 75 | 10 |
| Sky Hong | Choate Rosemary Hall | Maggie Walker B | 75 | 10 |
| Costas Pavlou | Detroit Country Day | Hoover B | 79 | 0 |
| Bridget Scranton | Northmont B | Detroit Catholic Central A | 80 | 10 |
| Aakash Sanjay | Johns Creek A | Saint Joseph | 81 | 10 |
| Sinecio Morales | Rockford Auburn A | Norris | 84 | 10 |
| Anvith Vanukuri | William Fremd | Detroit Catholic Central C | 87 | 10 |
| Owen Arneson | Parkway West | Winnebago | 88 | 0 |
| Yaj Jhajhria | Canyon Crest | Lake Highland | 88 | 0 |
| Adhav Ravikumar | Innovation Academy A | Belvidere | 90 | 0 |
| Brandon Torres | Carl Sandburg | Belmont | 93 | 0 |
| Ash Frederickson | Mexico | John Adams B | 101 | 0 |
| Ibrahim Mohammad | Chattahoochee A | Cincinnati Hills Christian | 107 | 10 |
| Rohan Dalal | Johns Creek B | Rockford Auburn B | 113 | 10 |
| David Bertolasi | Belvidere | Innovation Academy A | 119 | 10 |
| Isaac McCollum | Hoover B | Detroit Country Day | 119 | 10 |
| Andy Yu | Winston Churchill A | Elkhorn North | 119 | 10 |
| Anthony Chalhoub | Detroit Catholic Central B | Thomas Jefferson A | 119 | 10 |
| Abigail AuYeung | Hinsdale Central | Plymouth | 120 | 0 |
| Kaitlyn Leonard | Barrington B | Hunter A | 120 | 10 |
| Anthony Zhao | Thomas Jefferson C | Innovation Academy B | 120 | 10 |
| Sam Asplund | Winnebago | Parkway West | 120 | 10 |
| Ren Giusti | Norman | Thomas Jefferson B | 120 | 0 |
| Ryan Dai | Carbondale | Maggie Walker A | 120 | 10 |
| Cindy Gao | Belmont | Carl Sandburg | 120 | 10 |
| Sean Lee | Chattahoochee B | Richard Montgomery | 120 | 10 |