Hello, my name is Tom LeKander and I just find the spleen a really interesting organ. The way I understand how this organ works is that the spleen produces red and white blood cells. Now, herte s my question: If I go and accidently cut my finger I know that a message will be sent to the spleen telling it to dispatch a whole bunch of white cells to combat things that will get into that cut on my finger. Exactly how is the spleen told that it needs to dispatch a whole bunch of white cells to that cut on my finger? One other real quick question: You always see these auto accidents and they always say: The accident was so tramatic that his speen had to be removed. Well, the obvious question is- How does the human body produce red and white blood cells needed for the body if it doesn t have a spleen? Thank you