{"id":1703,"date":"2025-07-25T17:34:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T17:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studenthub.elsevier.com\/en\/?p=1703"},"modified":"2025-08-11T17:35:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T17:35:16","slug":"the-spleen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studenthub.elsevier.com\/en\/question-bank-nursing\/the-spleen\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following statements about the spleen is true?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n        <div class=\"simple-quiz\" id=\"sqt_1_6978_container\">\n            \n            <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n                                    <div class=\"quiz-option\">\n                        <input type=\"radio\" \n                               id=\"sqt_1_6978_option_1\" \n                               name=\"sqt_1_6978_options\" \n                               value=\"1\">\n                        <label for=\"sqt_1_6978_option_1\">\n                            A. The spleen atrophies in infection                        <\/label>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"quiz-option\">\n                        <input type=\"radio\" \n                               id=\"sqt_1_6978_option_2\" \n                               name=\"sqt_1_6978_options\" \n                               value=\"2\">\n                        <label for=\"sqt_1_6978_option_2\">\n                            B. The spleen atrophies in older age                        <\/label>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"quiz-option\">\n                        <input type=\"radio\" \n                               id=\"sqt_1_6978_option_3\" \n                               name=\"sqt_1_6978_options\" \n                               value=\"3\">\n                        <label for=\"sqt_1_6978_option_3\">\n                            C. The spleen filters lymph                        <\/label>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"quiz-option\">\n                        <input type=\"radio\" \n                               id=\"sqt_1_6978_option_4\" \n                               name=\"sqt_1_6978_options\" \n                               value=\"4\">\n                        <label for=\"sqt_1_6978_option_4\">\n                            D. The spleen is the site of T-cell maturation                        <\/label>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"quiz-toggle\">\n                <span class=\"quiz-cta\" \n                      role=\"button\" \n                      tabindex=\"0\" \n                      onclick=\"simpleQuizToggleResults('sqt_1_6978')\"\n                      onkeydown=\"if(event.key === 'Enter' || event.key === ' ') { simpleQuizToggleResults('sqt_1_6978'); event.preventDefault(); }\">\n                    Show\/Hide Answer                <\/span>\n                \n                <div id=\"sqt_1_6978_results\" class=\"quiz-results\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n                    B. 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