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English: Video sponsored by the Universitat Politècnica de València. You can choose the UPV for a thousand reasons: https://podras.es – https://www.upv.es What is the SPLEEN? What function does it perform in our body? Can we live without it? Throughout history there have been all kinds of theories and erroneous assumptions about the role that the SPLEEN plays in our body, that giant bean-shaped organ located in our abdomen. The spleen is one of the most marginalized organs there is, because it is better known for when something happens to it than for what good it does... but today I come to do it justice. ???? MY PATREON: If you want to help me continue creating videos that help you better understand how the human body works, you can become an ATP, MITOCHONDRIA or CELL and get access to exclusive content and votes to choose the next topics: / hyperactin ???? FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA: NEW! / lahiperactina-102571095600663 / lahiperactina / liveperactina / lahiperactina / lahiperactina / lahiperactina ???? MY BOOK ON BIOMEDICINE: https://amzn.to/3FrkoCf THE MATERIAL I USE IN MY VIDEOS: ???? Camera (Sony Alpha 6400): https://amzn.to/3HvCa9f ???? Webcam (Logitech C922 Pro Stream): https://amzn.to/3cKHmrB ????️ USB Microphone (Blue Yeti): https://amzn.to/3nq2Y2P ????️ Lapel microphone (BOYA): https://amzn.to/2Z42fLc ???? Ring light (Neewer): https://amzn.to/3x3x7YZ ???? LED light panel (Neewer): https://amzn.to/3qOsfpB ???? Colored LED strips (Ksipze): https://amzn.to/30KcULS ????Tripod (Manfrotto): https://amzn.to/3x8rYis ???? CONTACT: [email protected] ✍️ SOURCES: Physiology, Spleen: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NB... Normal structure, function, and histology of the spleen: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17067... Structure and function of the spleen: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16056... Splenomegaly: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NB... SPLENECTOMY AND SUBSEQUENT MORTALITY IN VETERANS OF THE 1939-45 WAR: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/la... ???? INDEX: 00:00 Introduction 01:32 The spleen 03:15 The spleen and blood (red pulp) 07:24 The spleen and the immune system (white pulp) 11:16 Can you live without a spleen? 13:14 Conclusion and farewell 14:53 Outtakes