The Holocene /ËhÉlÉµsiËn/ is the geological epoch that began after the Pleistocene at approximately 11,700 years BP and continues to the present. The Holocene is part of the Quaternary period. Its name comes from the Greek words á½Î»Î¿Ï (holos, whole or entire) and ÎºÎ±Î¹Î½ÏÏ (kainos, new), meaning entirely recent. It has been identified with the current warm period, known as MIS 1, and can be considered an interglacial in the current ice age based on that evidence.
Removal of Red Blood Cells. One of the functions of the spleen is to remove any old red blood cells, according to Kim Barrett, professor of medicine at the University of California at San Diego, writing in âGanongâs Review of Medical Physiology.â The normal lifespan of a red blood cell is 120 days.
The human spleen is located in the upper left part of the abdomen, just below the diaphragm and behind the stomach. It is a small organ, not larger than the size of a fist. The average human spleen is about 12 cm in length, 7cm in height, 4cm thick and it weighs 150 gm approximately.unction of the Spleen. Spleen, a small, purple colored organ placed in the upper left part of the abdomen, has several important functions in human body. Basically, spleen functions as a part of the immune system and as a filter and reservoir of blood. Find out more information on function of the spleen.