Question

Bleeding from this organ is the classical cause of Kehr’s sign, a left-shoulder pain caused by blood or irritants (10[1])in the peritoneal cavity. The presence of Howell-Jolly bodies indicates lower functioning of this organ, (10[1])which is the main site of specific IgM production. (-5[1])Patients may experience infarction of this organ after contracting sickle-cell disease. Enlargement of this organ can occur after contracting mononucleosis. (10[1])This organ contains red pulp made up of blood vessels, and white pulp made up of lymphoid tissue. For 10 points, name this organ found in the upper-left quadrant (-5[2])of the abdomen, whose functions include immunity and recycling old red blood cells. ■END■ (10[2]0[1])

ANSWER: spleen
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Emily Bussa (UG)MarylandUniversity of Delaware A1810
Edward Zhou (DII)NYU ARowan3310
Geoffrey Wu (UG)Columbia ANYU B42-5
Lucas Shedlock (DII)PrincetonSwarthmore A6210
Miles Jaffee (DII)LehighPenn91-5
EliNYU CDelaware B91-5
Nat KuNYU BColumbia A10510
Vincent Zhang (DII)PennLehigh1050
KatyDelaware BNYU C10510

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