Question

The spleen filters lymph, whereas lymph nodes filter blood. a. True b. False

Answer 1

Spleen filter blood, lymph node filter lymph. Hence given statement is FALSE

Explanation:

An organ that is found in all vertebrates is spleen. The shape of spleen is same as that of the structure of a Larger Lymph node. A prime blood filter is spleen.  

A spleen mainly takes off the older red blood cells and it also holds some blood as reserve which is more important in cases like hemorrhagic shock.

In the haemoglobin the globin part is degraded to amino acids. The heme part is converted into bilirubin which in return removed in the liver.

Answer 2

False- While lymph does not contain red blood cells, it often contains white blood cells.