CARE OF THE BODY’S INDIVIDUAL PARTS: SPLEEN & PANCREAS
Spleen
This pulpy organ is tucked away under the ribs in the upper left-hand corner of the abdomen. It performs important functions associated with the blood, especially in breaking down and removing old red blood cells and also in forming certain types of white blood cells. It rarely causes any trouble, and there is nothing you need do about it.
The pancreas lies high up in the abdomen, situated deep behind the stomach. It produces important digestive juices that flow into the small intestine. Equally important are the islands of Langerhans that are contained in the pancreas and that produce insulin. A lack of insulin causes diabetes. The best thing you can do for your pancreas is to avoid overweight, a condition that predisposes people to diabetes.
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