“Spleen (lien)”  

Spleen

  In our body's lymphatic system, the Spleen (Lien) located in the left upper quadrant of the abdominal cavity is a purple and gray organ and the largest accumulation of lymphoid tissue in the body, supported by four principal splenic ligaments (splenorenal,phrenicocolic, gastrosplenic, colicosplenic).

Spleen & Monocytes

  In our body's lymphatic system, the Spleen is an important immune organ that has antitumor activity and an abundance of blood cells, a small amount of which are afferent lymphatic cells, which contains half of the body's monocytes in it's red pulp, that move to injured tissue (such as the heart), and turn into dendritic cells and macrophages while promoting tissue healing.

The spleen consists of a membrane, the trabeculae, white pulp, red pulp and the marginal zone, which are all mesenchymal.
  Examples of subsets, concepts, subjects and related entities of the spleen aka in latin as splen or as lien include:

facies diaphragmatica splenis facies visceralis splenis extremitas anterior splenis extremitas posterior splenis margo inferior splenis margo superior splenis

hilum splenis tunica serosa splenis capsula splenis trabeculae splenis pulpa splenis splen accessorius (accessory spleen)

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“Spleen Filters Blood”  

  In our body's lymphatic system, the Spleen filters blood in much the way that the lymph nodes filter lymph. Lymphocytes in the spleen react to pathogens in the blood and attempt to destroy them. Macrophages then engulf the resulting debris, the damaged cells, and the other large particles.
  In our body, the Spleen along with the liver, removes old and damaged erythrocytes from the circulating blood. The sinuses in the spleen are a reservoir for blood. In emergencies such as hemorrhage, smooth muscle in the vessel walls and in the capsule of the spleen contracts. This squeezes the blood out of the spleen into the general circulation. **

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“Spleen Functions”  

Spleen

  In our body's lymphatic system, the Spleen like other lymphatic tissue, produces lymphocytes, especially in response to invading pathogens. In our body, the Spleen synthesizes antibodies in its white pulp and removes antibody-coated bacteria along with antibody-coated blood cells by way of blood and lymph node circulation.
  In our body, the Spleen is one of the centers of activity of the mononuclear phagocyte system (reticuloendothelial system) and may be considered analogous to a large lymph node, as its absence leads to a predisposition toward certain infections. **

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