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spleen: labelled anatomical figure. Original source colours and labels retained.
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White pulp

Locate white pulp on this anatomical reference. Read the original plate labels to confirm the view and adjacent structures.

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spleen: labelled anatomical figure. Original source colours and labels retained.

Image: OpenStax / University of Hawaiʻi adapted teaching figures; original contributors credited at source · Source / original · CC BY 4.0 — figure credits at source

Numbered markers and focused views are Mediveerse learning overlays; the original reference is linked above.

Spleen

Lymphoid organs

Spleen

STRUCTURE & FUNCTION

Understand what you see.

Filters blood and participates in immune surveillance and removal of ageing blood cells.

Zoom into the original labels. Practise pointing out each structure, then explain it aloud. Diagrams are teaching references; specimen appearance and slide staining vary.

01 / IDENTIFICATION

How to recognise it.

  1. White-pulp islands within red pulp
  2. Central arterioles relate to white pulp
  3. No cortex-medulla organisation
02 / KEY STRUCTURES

Point them out.

Tap a number to open its reference, zoom in and locate the structure. Numbers stay the same across views. This key follows landmarks visible in the reference images.

Related features & study points (1)

Additional relations, attachments or microscopic details to revise alongside this plate. These are separate from its numbered image landmarks.

  • Splenic sinusoids
03 / VIVA PRACTICE

Think first. Then reveal.

Say your answer aloud before opening the suggested response.

01How do you identify spleen?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

White-pulp islands within red pulp. Central arterioles relate to white pulp. No cortex-medulla organisation.

02What surrounds central arterioles?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Periarteriolar lymphoid sheath, predominantly T cells, with adjacent B-cell follicles.

03What comprises red pulp?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Splenic cords and venous sinusoids, forming a specialised blood-filtering environment.

04Which structures should you point out on this reference?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

White pulp; Red pulp; Splenic sinusoids. Filters blood and participates in immune surveillance and removal of ageing blood cells.

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