OVERVIEW OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
LYMPHATIC AND IMMUNE SYSTEM
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right upper quadrant of abdomen
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left lower quadrant of abdomen
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left upper quadrant of abdomen
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right upper quadrant of abdomen
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Detailed explanation-1: -The spleen is an organ shaped like a shoe that lies relative to the 9th and 11th ribs and is located in the left hypochondrium and partly in the epigastrium. Thus, the spleen is situated between the fundus of the stomach and the diaphragm.
Detailed explanation-2: -The spleen is a fist-sized organ found in the upper left side of your abdomen, next to your stomach and behind your left ribs. It’s an important part of your immune system but you can survive without it. This is because the liver can take over many of the spleen’s functions.
Detailed explanation-3: -The normal adult spleen lies immediately under the diaphragm in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen.
Detailed explanation-4: -The spleen is located in the upper left abdominal cavity, just beneath the diaphragm, and posterior to the stomach.