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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Laughlin | West Point | Dunbar | 12 | 20 |
| Jesse Rabbitt | John Adams B | Mexico | 12 | 0 |
| Chris Yoo | Thomas Jefferson B | Norman | 18 | 0 |
| Shreyas Singh | University Lab | Mercer County | 18 | 20 |
| Aryan Pathak | Lake Highland | Canyon Crest | 18 | 0 |
| Aneesh Swaminathan | Plymouth | Hinsdale Central | 23 | 0 |
| Dylan Cheng | Thomas Jefferson A | Detroit Catholic Central B | 24 | 0 |
| Safal Sapkota | Elkhorn North | Winston Churchill A | 24 | 0 |
| Jonathan Tao | Stevenson B | Mira Loma | 24 | 0 |
| Izzy Lewis | Norris | Rockford Auburn A | 24 | 0 |
| Brielle Rach | Rockford Auburn B | Johns Creek B | 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 |
| Aatreyo Bhattacharyya | Mira Loma | Stevenson B | 55 | 0 |
| Sohum Sukhatankar | St. Mark's | Walter Payton | 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 |
| Arnou Thammarak | New Brighton | Dallas County | 69 | 10 |
| Charles Heydt | Midtown | John Adams A | 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 |
| Sky Hong | Choate Rosemary Hall | Maggie Walker B | 75 | 10 |
| Ali Hamzeh | Kinkaid | Stevenson A | 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 |
| Anthony Chalhoub | Detroit Catholic Central B | Thomas Jefferson A | 119 | 10 |
| Isaac McCollum | Hoover B | Detroit Country Day | 119 | 10 |
| Andy Yu | Winston Churchill A | Elkhorn North | 119 | 10 |
| David Bertolasi | Belvidere | Innovation Academy A | 119 | 10 |
| Abigail AuYeung | Hinsdale Central | Plymouth | 120 | 0 |
| Ren Giusti | Norman | Thomas Jefferson B | 120 | 0 |
| Sam Asplund | Winnebago | Parkway West | 120 | 10 |
| Kaitlyn Leonard | Barrington B | Hunter A | 120 | 10 |
| Anthony Zhao | Thomas Jefferson C | Innovation Academy B | 120 | 10 |
| Ryan Dai | Carbondale | Maggie Walker A | 120 | 10 |
| Cindy Gao | Belmont | Carl Sandburg | 120 | 10 |
| Sean Lee | Chattahoochee B | Richard Montgomery | 120 | 10 |