What is the Spleen?

what is the spleen the spleen is a small organ located inside your left rib cage and it is about the size of an avocado the spleen is part of your lymphatic system and your circulatory system the spleen consists of the white pulp and the red pulp the white pulp is involved in the immune system since it produces white blood cells the red pulp makes up the majority of the spleen and it acts as a filter for the blood the red pulp eliminates waste viruses bacteria and old or damaged red blood cells from the blood