title: Immunological and hematological consequences of deficient function of the spleen.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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