The Kazakh steppeland, north of the Tien Shan Mountains, south of Russian Siberia, west of the Caspian Sea, and east of China, has been inhabited since the Stone Age. It is a land rich in natural resources, with recent oil discoveries putting it among the world leaders in potential oil reserves.
Had the US last Thursday and already got the report. The Liver Is 18 cm. just a little smaller. The Spleen is 20.5 cm. so it grew just a little from 6 mos. ago. So I got curious about how big a Spleen can get before it ruptures, so I looked it up and there really is a record. Apparently the largest one removed from a person was 37 cm. and over 20 lbs., what a monster. The guy called it Spleenzilla. LOL. So I guess a spleen can get really huge before it ruptures.
The spleen (from Greek ÏÏÎ»Î®Î½ â splá¸n) is an organ found in virtually all vertebrates. Similar in structure to a large lymph node, it acts primarily as a blood filter. The spleen plays important roles in regard to red blood cells (also referred to as erythrocytes) and the immune system.It removes old red blood cells and holds a reserve of blood, which can be valuable in case of hemorrhagic shock, and also recycles iron. In humans, up to a cup (236.5 ml) of red blood cells can be held in the spleen and released in cases of hypovolemia. 2  It can store platelets in case of an emergency and also clears old platelets from the circulation.