Spleen Flashcards
Although the spleen is located near the stomach it plays no part in _____.
digestion
The spleen is elongate-_____ in shape and of a dull _____ color.
oval
purplish
The spleen is a _____ organ that lies _____ the stomach, high up on the left side of the abdomen, on a level with the 9 to 11 ribs.
lymphatic
behind
The spleen is similar to a _____ in shape and structure but is much _____.
lymph node
larger
The spleen is the largest _____ organ in the body.
lymphatic
The spleen is a _____ organ that filters damaged cells and delivers _____ to the immune system.
peritoneal
antigens
The spleen of an adult human:
1) Weighs about _____ (_____)
2) Is ___-___ ( ___- ___ ) long
3) Is _____ (_____) wide
4) Is _____ (_____) thick.
170 grams (6 ounces)
13-15 cm (5-6 inches) long*
7.5 cm (3 inches) wide
4cm (1.5 inches) thick
*Jennifer says up to 12 cm is the common healthy size
The _____ brings blood to the spleen from the heart.
splenic artery
The splenic artery enters the spleen through a fissure called the _____ and divides into numerous branches, assuming an appearance rather like a _____; they are sometimes called the _____ arteries.
hilum
brush
brush
Blood leaves the spleen through the _____, which becomes part of the _____ that carries the blood to the liver.
splenic vein
MPV
The spleen consists of two types of tissue called _____ and _____.
white pulp
red pulp
The white pulp of the spleen is lymphatic tissue consisting mainly of _____ around the _____.
lymphocytes
arteries
The red pulp consists of venous _____ (cavities) filled with blood and cords of _____ cells, such as _____ and _____.
sinuses
lymphatic
lymphocytes
macrophages
The normal spleen:
_____ (increases/decreases) in size and weight with advancing age.
_____ (increases/decreases) in volume while digestion is in progress, and returns to its normal size when it’s finished.
The size can vary in size in accordance with the _____ status of the body.
decreases
increases
nutritional
The spleen filters blood in much the way that the lymph nodes filter _____. Lymphocytes in the spleen react to _____ in the blood and attempt to destroy them. _____ then engulf the resulting debris, the damaged _____, and the other large particles.
lymph
pathogens
macrophages
cells
The spleen, along with the liver, removes old and damaged _____ from the circulating blood.
erythrocytes (RBCs)
The spleen can also, like _____, produce new red blood cells. It can accordingly be regarded both as a _____ and as a _____ organ.
bone marrow
hemolytic
hemopoietic
The terms hemolytic and hemopoietic come from the Greek: hema: _____; luein: _____; poiein: _____.
blood
to dissolve/destroy
to produce
T or F? The spleen is removable.
true
In healthy people, the spleen plays a role in immunity against _____.
bacterial infections
The shape of the spleen is _____ (adjective).
variable
The spleen consists of 2 components at the hilum:
superomedial component
inferolateral component
In the TRV plane, the superior part of the spleen has a typical fat _____ shape.
comma
In the coronal plane, the spleen has a _____ shape.
inverted comma