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| Where is the spleen located? |
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Definition
1) Between 9th & 11th ribs on left side
2) long axis generally parallels 10th rib |
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Definition
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| Which border is "notched"? |
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Definition
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| What are the splenic impressions? |
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Definition
1) gastric
- superior border
2) colic
- left colic flexure along anterior extremity
3) renal
- inferior border |
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| What are the two ligaments associated with the spleen? |
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Definition
1) Splenorenal; includes:
- tail of pancreas
- splenic vessels
2) Gastrosplenic
- also includes BV's
- sometimes contains accessory splenic tissue
3) both converge at hilus of spleen
4) Spleen rests on phrenicocolic |
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| What is formed by convergence of the two splenic ligaments? |
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Definition
| 1) Splenic recess of omental bursa forms between the two ligaments |
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| How is the spleen innervated? |
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Definition
1) post-ganglionic sympathetics & afferent fibers via splenic plexus
2) NO PARASYMPATHETIC |
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