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cases, the spleen expands to make room for red blood
cells and thrombocytes. A spleen enlarged due to some
diseases may also have an enlarged storage space.

Contribution To War
When a microbial infection or any other malady de-
velops in the body, the body mounts a defensive attack
on this enemy, prodding the warrior cells to multiply.
At such moments, the spleen enhances lymphocyte and
macrophage production. Thus, the spleen also partici-
pates in the "emergency operation" that is launched at
times when disease could harm the human body.

Another Production Centre:
The Lymph Nodes
In the human body, there is a police force and a police
intelligence organization scattered throughout the
body. In this system, there are also police stations
which have policemen on guard, and which produce
new policemen when required.
This system is the lymphatic system and the police
stations are the lymph nodes. The policemen of the sys-
tem are lymphocytes.
The lymphatic system as it stands is a miracle per-
formed for the benefit of mankind. This system com-
prises of lymphatic vessels that are diffused throughout
the body, lymph nodes that are located at certain spots
on these vessels, the lymphocytes produced by lymph
nodes, which patrol in the lymphatic vessels, and the
lymph fluid circulating in the lymphatic vessels in which
lymphocytes swim.