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3 lis 2023 · The spleen is the largest organ of your lymphatic system, a subdivision of the immune system. Its network of trabeculae, blood vessels and lymphoid tissue provides an environment in which white blood cells (lymphocytes) proliferate while old damaged red blood cells (erythrocytes) are recycled.
- Histology of the Spleen
The spleen has a unique location, embryological development...
- Hypochondriac Region
The abdomen can be divided into 9 regions by two horizontal...
- Histology of the Spleen
28 wrz 2024 · The spleen is a soft, highly vascular organ that plays an important role in the immune system and blood filtration. It is the largest lymphoid organ in the body, containing white and red pulp, which are involved in immune responses and the removal of old or damaged red blood cells.
5 gru 2022 · The spleen has a unique location, embryological development and histological structure that differs significantly from other lymphoid organs. Special histological features define several important functions of the spleen, such as filtering blood, maintaining immune response balance and recycling iron.
23 cze 2022 · Spleen: Definition, Structure and Functions. The spleen is a large, encapsulated, bean-shaped organ that is situated on the left side of the body below the diaphragm. The spleen contains T and B lymphocytes as well as many phagocytes and is a major component of the mononuclear phagocyte system.
16 kwi 2024 · Anatomical Position. The spleen is located in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen, under cover of the diaphragm and the ribcage – and therefore cannot normally be palpated on clinical examination (except when enlarged). It is an intraperitoneal organ, entirely surrounded by peritoneum (except at the splenic hilum).
1 maj 2023 · Cellular Level. The spleen contains two major units: white pulp and red pulp. [2] . The white pulp is composed of lymphatic tissue surrounding a central arteriole and contains mainly white blood cells that are involved in the initiation of the adaptive immune response.
24 lip 2023 · The spleen is the largest organ of the lymphatic system positioned between the fundus of the stomach and the diaphragm in the left hypochondriac region of the abdominal cavity, relatively below the left costal margin between the ninth and 11th ribs.
