32+ Applied Anatomy Of Spleen

32+ Applied Anatomy Of Spleen. Overview of the spleen anatomy, including location, microanatomy and function. Similar in structure to a large lymph node, it acts primarily as a blood filter.

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The spleen is a major lymphoid and blood filtration organ and is located in the left cranial abdomen. Recent interest in the gross anatomy of the spleen has centered on the related topics of segmental anatomy, knowledge of which facilitates splenic repair and partial. The spleen also contains efferent lymphatic the spleen is a soft, elongated organ that has an outer connective tissue covering called a capsule.

Lastly, the spleen sits on the phrenicocolic ligament which.

Notably, the spleen is composed of two types of tissues: It acts as a filter for blood as part of the immune system. The spleen is an organ shaped like a shoe that lies relative to the 9th and 11th ribs and is located in the left hypochondrium and partly in the epigastrium. The spleen, the largest of the lymphoid organs (see p.


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