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37 multiple choice 10 points which statement describes the spleen? it consists of two lobes and is located in the mediastinum. it functions to produce t lymphocytes. it filters lymph. it resembles a large lymph node divided into lobules.
The spleen is an organ that resembles a large lymph node divided into lobules. It is not located in the mediastinum (that's where the heart and major vessels are, and organs like the thymus which has two - lobes), T - lymphocytes are mainly produced in the thymus, and it filters blood rather than lymph (lymph nodes filter lymph).
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It resembles a large lymph node divided into lobules.