Spleen

• __ covered entirely with peritoneum except for a small area at its hilum, where the vascular structures and lymph nodes are located.

The spleen is considered a ___ organ

The spleen is part of the __ system.

Which system has the responsibility for phagocytosis?

• Intraperitoneal

• Retorperitoneal

• Reticuloendothelial

• Digestive

__ is engulfing and destroying of damaged or old cells and their debris, foreign materials, and pathogens taking them out of the circulating blood

The spleen is considered the __ lymphoid organ

The spleen is primarily composed of which type of tissue?

• Epithelial

• Connective

• Dense

• Lymph

Although crucial to the immune system, is it possible to remove the spleen without causing adverse effects or death?

• Yes

• NO

Which abdominal region does the spleen lie within?

• Left hypochondrium

• Epigastrium

• Right hypochondriac

• Hypogastrium

The spleen is __ to the body and fundus of the stomach