Spleen

Question 1

Function

Answer 1

B/d RBC’s to produce bilirubin

Largest lymph organ

Question 2

Location

Answer 2

Left hypochondrium

Protected by ribs 9-11

Question 3

Splenic artery

Answer 3

Torturous course

Superior border of pancreas

Question 4

Anatomical relations

Answer 4

Anteriorly - stomach
Posteriorly - diaphragm
Inferiorly - splenic flexure

Question 5

Palpation

Answer 5

Moves with respiration

Normal spleen shouldn’t be palpable