A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with sickle cell anemia.A blood smear reveals severely sickled cells.A nurse recalls the sickled cells will be removed from circulation mostly by the:
A) Liver
B) Pancreas
C) Kidney
D) Spleen

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Sickled cells undergo hemolysis in the spleen or become sequestered there,causing blood pooling and infarction of splenic vessels.
Sickled cells undergo hemolysis in the spleen,not the liver.
Sickled cells undergo hemolysis in the spleen,not the pancreas.
Sickled cells undergo hemolysis in the spleen,not the kidney.

A 12-Year-Old Male Is Diagnosed with Sickle Cell Anemia