Spleen: Difference between revisions

The [[Spleen]] is an organ found in virtually all vertebrates. Similar in structure to a large lymph node, it acts primarily as a blood filter.The spleen synthesizes antibodies in its white pulp and removes antibody-coated bacteria and antibody-coated blood cells by way of blood and lymph node circulation.In humans, the spleen is brownish in color and is located in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen.The word spleen comes from the Ancient Greek, and is the idiomatic equivalent of the heart in English, i.e. to be good-spleened means to be good-hearted or compassionate.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spleen Spleen]</ref>