MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -It is soft and purple, shaped like a very small smooth rounded catcher’s mitt with notches on its upper front edge. Size and weight can vary greatly, but the average healthy adult’s spleen is about five inches long, three inches wide, and one and a half inches thick.

Detailed explanation-2: -The spleen has only a thin capsule and is well-vascularized, so it is susceptible to injury and rupture, especially through trauma to the LUQ or left lower ribs.