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What are tortuous arteries?
Twisted arteries Present in Face uterus tongue spleen ..
Do visceral arteries supply blood to the liver anf the spleen?
Yes
What connective tissue surrounds the spleen?
The tissue of the spleen is reticular connective tissue.
What type of system is the blood?
The blood is part of the Circulatory System, which includes the heart, lungs, arteries, veins, kidneys, liver and spleen. Here is a good photo, (but leaves out the spleen): http://www.daviddarling.info/images/circulatory_system.jpg
The white pulp of the spleen is composed primarily of?
The white pulp of the spleen is primarily composed of lymphocytes, which are a type of white blood cell involved in the immune response. This area of the spleen is responsible for filtering the blood and detecting and responding to foreign invaders, such as bacteria and viruses.
Can your spleen cause high blood pressure?
Indirectly perhaps, but it is the heart and the system of veins and arteries which are the problem in high blood pressure; the heart is pumping extra hard and/or the arteries/veins are restricted by blockage.
Are there nodules in the spleen?
Yes. The are also called Malpighian bodies and are found around arterioles. They are part of the white pulp and are only local expansions of the adenoid tissue, the coating of the smaller arteries.
What is the function of the mesenteric arteries?
The mesenteric arteries go to the mesentery. The mesentery is a fold of the peritoneum that pins the stomach, small intestine, pancreas, spleen, and other organs to the posterior wall (back wall) of the abdomen.
Areas of the spleen that contain large numbers of lymphocytes are known as?
Areas of the spleen that contain large numbers of lymphocytes are known as white pulp. White pulp is composed of lymphoid tissue, including T and B lymphocytes, and is responsible for immune responses in the spleen.
Why does a ruptured spleen bleed so profusely?
There's a layer of tissue surrounding the spleen where arteries and veins enter the spleen. When injured, the spleen bleeds copiously since many arteries and veins are located there. Due to its delicateness, the spleen is the most likely organ to get damaged by strong forces.
What is the largest lymph organ in human body?
The spleen is the largest lymphy node in the human body
What filters lymph and is a reservoir for blood?
The spleen.
