This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: All India exam, Subject name: Physiology
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Select and explain. 
A. The long axis of the spleen lies along the twelth rib, B. The spleen is situated in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen beneath the diaphragm, C. A pathologically enlarged spleen extends downward and forward, toward the umbilicus, D. Because of the presence of the left colic flexure and the phrenicocolic ligament, the spleen is unable to expand veically downward
A: The long axis of the spleen lies along the twelth rib
Answer: A: The long axis of the spleen lies along the twelth rib 
Explanation: The long axis of the spleen lies along the tenth rib. The spleen plays multiple suppoing roles in the body. It acts as a filter for blood as pa of the immune system. Old red blood cells are recycled in the spleen, and platelets and white blood cells are stored there. The spleen also helps fight ceain kinds of bacteria that cause pneumonia and meningitis Ref ganong's review of medical physiology 25e