Spleen

• (a)   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 (a)   organ

The spleen is part of the (a)   system.

Which system has the responsibility for phagocytosis?

• Intraperitoneal

• Retorperitoneal

• Reticuloendothelial

• Digestive

(a)   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 (a)   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 (a)   to the body and fundus of the stomach