What+organs+can+humans+live+without?


 * __WHAT ORGANS CAN HUMANS LIVE WITHOUT?__**

Answer the question below, append new answers to the top of this page. _ __Response 1:__ Three big organs you can live without are the kidney, the appendix and the spleen. Kidneys regulate blood pressure, produce red blood cells and filter out toxins. The primary reason kidneys are removed is because they are needed in a transplant or if there is a risk of cancer. You can only live without one of them because your body uses two but the second one is only for backup. Appendixes have lost their primary function over time rendering them more of a threat than a help. Once an appendix is removed your body functions the exact same because it was never actually using it in the first place. The spleen is a filter for old red blood cells and it also helps keeps fluids in balance. Spleens are removed once they are infected. Once your spleen is missing the liver takes over majority of the work, the only change to your immune system is that you will have to take regular immunizations to help fight over viruses the spleen would have got rid of.
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By: Logan Wlad 8.4

http://www.pennlive.com/bodyandmind/index.ssf/2009/11/organs_we_can_live_without.html

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