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An easy way to remember the anatomy of the spleen is the 1×3×5×7×9×10×11 rule. The spleen is 1 by 3 by 5 inches (3 by 8 by 13 cm), weighs approximately 7 oz (200 g), and lies between the ninth and eleventh ribs on the left-hand side and along the axis of the tenth rib.
In human anatomy, the splenic artery or lienal artery, an older term, is the blood vessel that supplies oxygenated blood to the spleen. It branches from the celiac artery, and follows a course superior to the pancreas. It is known for its tortuous path to the spleen.
Anatomy Atlases – Microscopic Anatomy, plate 09.175 - "Spleen: Red Pulp" Histology image: 07803loa – Histology Learning System at Boston University - "Lymphoid Tissues and Organs: splenic reticulum"
The trabecular arteries are the name of the branches of the splenic artery after it passes into the trabeculae of the spleen, where it branches.When these arteries then reach the white pulp, and become covered with periarteriolar lymphoid sheaths, the name changes again to central arteries (or central arterioles).
This category is for articles about the Spleen, an organ found in virtually all vertebrate animals with important roles in regard to red blood cells and the immune system. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
The fibroelastic coat of the spleen invests the organ, and at the hilum is reflected inward upon the vessels in the form of sheaths. From these sheaths, as well as from the inner surface of the fibroelastic coat, numerous small fibrous bands, the trabeculae of the spleen (or splenic trabeculae), emerge from all directions; these uniting, constitute the frame-work of the spleen.
An image of the spleen in the human body. Also shows the red and white pulp regions. Splenocytes are spleen cells and consist of leukocytes like B and T cells, dendritic cells, and macrophages. [2] The spleen is split into red and white pulp regions with the marginal zone separating the two areas. The red pulp is involved with filtering blood ...
The blood is collected from the interstices of the splenic tissue by the rootlets of the veins, which begin much in the same way as the arteries end.. The connective-tissue corpuscles of the pulp arrange themselves in rows, in such a way as to form an elongated space or sinus.