APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY

LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where is the spleen located in the abdomen?
A
Left lower quadrant
B
Right upper quadrant
C
Left upper quadrant
D
Right lower quadrant
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The spleen is a fist-sized organ in the upper left side of your abdomen, next to your stomach and behind your left ribs.

Detailed explanation-2: -An organ that is part of the lymphatic system. The spleen makes lymphocytes, filters the blood, stores blood cells, and destroys old blood cells. It is located on the left side of the abdomen near the stomach.

Detailed explanation-3: -Your spleen is located in the upper left region of your abdomen – just behind your stomach and under your diaphragm. It is soft and purple, shaped like a very small smooth rounded catcher’s mitt with notches on its upper front edge.

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