Immunological and hematological consequences of deficient function of the spleen.
This brief outline of the anatomy and physiology of the spleen points out the intimate relations between blood stream and lymphatic tissue, which enables it to perform many controlling functions: all blood cells are checked and removed, if necessary; antigens are detected, phagocytosed, and offered to the immune system, which reacts by formation of antibodies.
D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013154:Spleen / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013156:Splenectomy