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Splenic hilum

Splenic hilum

The visceral surface of the spleen. (Splenic hilum visible but not labeled.)
Latin	hilum splenicum
Gray's	subject #278 1282
Dorlands/Elsevier	h_11/12422640

The Splenic hilum is a location on the surface of the spleen.

It is the point of attachment for the gastrosplenic ligament, and the point of insertion for the splenic artery and splenic vein.

v • d • e Immune system: Lymphatic system (Lymph, Lymphocytes)
Primary	Bone marrow - Thymus (Hassall's corpuscles)
Secondary: Spleen (blood)	Hilum - Trabeculae - Red pulp (Cords of Billroth, Marginal zone) - White pulp (Periarteriolar lymphoid sheaths)
Secondary: Lymph nodes (extracellular fluid)	Subcapsular sinus - Paracortex - Lymph vessels - High endothelial venules
Secondary: MALT (mucosa)	GALT - Peyer's patches

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