Spleen
splen
In the superolateral part of the left upper quadrant (hypochondrium), protected by the lower part of the thoracic cage; its long axis follows the 10th rib, between the 9th and 11th.

In the full entry
The full entry, with every field, sources, quiz and clinical correlations, is in the atlas.
- Structure
- Neighborhood
- Blood supply
- Lymphatics
- Clinical
Related clinical cases
- Rupture of the spleen and splenectomy
- Accessory spleens and splenosis