Spleen WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Spleen
The spleen is an organ found in all vertebrate animals. In humans, the spleen is located in the abdomen of the body, where it functions in the destruction of redundant red blood cells and holds a reservoir of blood. It is regarded as one of the centers of activity of the reticuloendothelial system (part of the immune system)....read more from Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- Located in the upper right part of the abdomen.1
- Weighs about 150 grams.2
- Helps the body fight infections.3
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What is the Anatomy of the Spleen?
- Human Anatomy Online: Human Spleen
- Instant Anatomy: Spleen: General Description
- Nucleus Medical Art: Anatomy Of The Spleen - Medical Illustration, Human Anatomy Drawing
What is the Histology of the Spleen?
- Histology-World: Spleen: Histology Photo Album
- Davidson College: Cartoon Of Spleen With Hyperlinked Histology
- YouTube: Shotgun Histology Spleen
What is the Physiology and Function of the Spleen?
- Wikipedia: Spleen Function
- WiseGeek: What Does The Spleen Do?
- Nucleus Medical Art: Physiology Of The Spleen And The Dangers Of Hyposplenia - Medical Illustration, Human Anatomy Drawing
Selected Conditions and Disorders Affecting the Spleen
- OrganizedWisdom: Splenomegaly
- Organized Wisdom: Hypersplenism
- OrganizedWisdom: Enlarged Spleen With Mononucleosis
Wisdom, Blogs, and Message Boards about Spleen
- Yahoo Answers: How Can A Person Live A Healthy Life Without A Spleen?
- SteadyHealth: Spleen Pain And Enlargement
- DailyStrength: Spleen Damage?
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Spleen
- PubMed Central: Spleen Article Listings
- JAMA: Spleen Articles
- Google Scholar: Articles About Spleen
Clinical Trials on Spleen
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Spleen Studies
- CenterWatch: Spleen Clinical Trials
Research Notes References
- ↑ MamasHealth: Where Is The Spleen Located?
- ↑ Wikipedia: Spleen Anatomy
- ↑ Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh: What Does My Spleen Do?
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- Contributor: Melinda Cheatwood
- Reviewer: Chris Miller
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Melinda Cheatwood
- Reviewer: Chris Miller
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Function of the Spleen, Spleen Disorders, Spleen Anatomy, Spleen Histology, Spleen Message Boards
- Last update: Aug. 25, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
