Cords of Billroth
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The Cords of Billroth (also known as splenic cords or red pulp cords) are found in the red pulp of the spleen between the sinusoids, consisting of fibrils and connective tissue cells with a large population of monocytes and macrophages.
Eponym
They are named for Theodor Billroth, Austrian surgeon.[1]
References
External links
- Histology at USC lymp/c_34
- c_55/12258992 at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
- Anatomy Atlases - Microscopic Anatomy, plate 09.175 - "Spleen: Red Pulp"
- Histology at BU 07803loa - "Lymphoid Tissues and Organs: splenic reticulum"
Immune system: Lymphatic system (Lymph, Lymphocytes) | |
|---|---|
| Primary | Bone marrow – Thymus (Hassall's corpuscles) |
| Secondary: Spleen (process blood) | Hilum – Trabeculae
Red pulp (Cords of Billroth, Marginal zone) White pulp (Periarteriolar lymphoid sheaths, Germinal center) Trabecular arteries – Trabecular veins |
| Secondary: Lymph nodes (process extracellular fluid) | Afferent lymph vessels - Cortical sinuses - Medullary sinuses - Efferent lymph vessels
T cells: High endothelial venules B cells: Primary follicle/Germinal center - Mantle zone - Marginal zone Lymph node capsule - Subcapsular sinus - Cortex - Paracortex - Medulla (Medullary cord) - Hilus Lymph node trabeculae |
| Secondary: MALT (process mucosa) | GALT – Peyer's patches – Germinal center |
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