Anatomy A215 Virtual Microscopy
Spleen
   
 

The spleen has a capsule and trabeculae, but lymphatic
vessels enter and leave the spleen only at its hilus, as do blood vessels. There are many distinct regions classed as either red pulp or white pulp according to their unstained appearance. The difference is apparent at low magnification.

The box in the image to the left represents the area of magnification below.
 

In this virtual microscopic slide of SPLEEN, you should be able to identify:
  • Red pulp, which is usually the more abundant. It consists of numerous sinuses filled with red blood
    cells.
  • White pulp, which is found around the small blood vessels which branch into the red pulp. White pulp typically consists of a light staining central area near each vessel, surrounded by a darker staining
    dense aggregation of lymphocytes.
 

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