Technical Tuesday Spleen
The spleen is the largest organ in the
lymphatic system. It is about five inches long and shaped like a shoe. It
sits between the fundus of the stomach and the diaphragm and is connected to
the left kidney by a single small ligament.
The spleen is terribly unappreciated. It
filters blood to control the production and quality of red blood cells and is a
powerful infection fighter. Only recently (2009) did researchers find out that
the spleen has a cache of immune cells called monocytes. These important cells are sent
into the blood stream to fight infection and/or trauma.
Unfortunately, the location of the
spleen leaves it vulnerable to
rupture – in a car accident, for example. If this happens it must be
immediately removed. But the good thing is, you can live without this organ,
although you may be more susceptible to infection.
Back in medieval times, it was believed
that the spleen (from the Latin, splen)
was the source of “morose feelings and bad temper”. The word is still defined
in some dictionaries today as “feelings of ill-will or anger, often suppressed".
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Anatomical Secret #27hhh:
“The spleen is the largest organ in the lymphatic system.”
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