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Spleen Structure
This cartoon shows the main structural components of the spleen.
- afferent splenic artery branches into central arterioles, which are sheathed by white-pulp areas.
- white pulp areas consist of the T-cell zone (also known as the periarteriolar lymphoid sheath, PALS), arterioles and B-cell follicles.
- arterioles end in cords in the red pulp, from where the blood runs into venous sinuses that collect into the efferent splenic vein.
- larger arteries and veins run together in connective-tissue trabeculae, which are continuous with the capsule that surrounds the spleen.
- Links: spleen
Reference
Mebius RE & Kraal G. (2005). Structure and function of the spleen. Nat. Rev. Immunol. , 5, 606-16. PMID: 16056254 DOI.
Copyright
Reprinted by permission from Macmillan Publishers Ltd: [Nat Rev Immunol.] (Nature Reviews Immunology 5, 606-616 (August 2005)) | doi:10.1038/nri1669), copyright (2005)
Fig. 1. cartoon relabelled with colour coded labels and reference.
Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, April 27) Embryology Spleen structure cartoon 01.jpg. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/File:Spleen_structure_cartoon_01.jpg
- © Dr Mark Hill 2024, UNSW Embryology ISBN: 978 0 7334 2609 4 - UNSW CRICOS Provider Code No. 00098G
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