Splenic hilum
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| Splenic hilum | |
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| The visceral surface of the spleen. (Splenic hilum visible but not labeled.) | |
| Latin | hilum splenicum |
| Gray's | subject #278 1282 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | h_11/12422640 |
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The Splenic hilum is a location on the surface of the spleen.
It is the point of attachment for the gastrosplenic ligament, and the point of insertion for the splenic artery and splenic vein.
See also
Immune system: Lymphatic system (Lymph, Lymphocytes) | |
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| 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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