Spleen

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Splenectomy
Splenomegaly

• lies beneath 9th, 10th and 11th ribs on left
• attached to left kidney by lienorenal ligament (fold of peritoneum)
• has contact with stomach, kidney, splenic flexure of colon, tail of pancreas
• almost completely covered in peritoneum

Blood Supply

• blood supply from splenic artery
• venous drainage via splenic vein

Parts

• Consists of red and white pulp
• White pulp
  • Mainly B lymphocytes
• Red pulp
  •  Mainly Red cells

Functions

• active in destruction of red blood cells
• in other animals acts as a reservoir of red blood cells

Disorders

• Splenomegaly
• Hypersplenism
• Splenectomy

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