Spleen

• Spleen is located in the LEFT HYPOCHONDRIA region between the STOMACH and DIAPHRAGM.
• The SUPERIOR surface of the spleen is SMOOTH and CONVEX and conforms to the CONCAVE surface of the diaphragm
• The PARENCHYMA of the SPLEEN consists of what 2 different tissues?

  White pulp and red pulp.
• White pulp: consisting mostly of LYMPHOCYTES and MACROPHAGES
• Red pulp: consists of blood-filled venous sinuses and cords of splenic tissue called SPLENIC CORDS or BILLROTH'S CORDS.
• Red pulp: Consist of red blood cells, macrophages, lymphocytes, plasma cells, and granulocytes.