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

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.

[edit] See also

• hilum

[edit] External links

• ii/s/SPLENIC_HILUM article at GE's Medcyclopaedia

v • d • e Immune system: Lymphatic system (Lymph, Lymphocytes, Lymph vessels) (TA A13.1-2, GA 8) Primary Bone marrow · Thymus (Hassall's corpuscles) Secondary Spleen (process blood) structural: Hilum · Trabeculae Red pulp (Cords of Billroth, Marginal zone) White pulp (Periarteriolar lymphoid sheaths, Germinal center) blood flow: Trabecular arteries · Trabecular veins Lymph nodes (process extracellular fluid) lymph flow: Afferent lymph vessels · Cortical sinuses · Medullary sinuses · Efferent lymph vessels T cells: High endothelial venules B cells: Primary follicle/Germinal center · Mantle zone · Marginal zone layers: Capsule/Trabeculae · Subcapsular sinus · Cortex · Paracortex · Medulla (Medullary cord) · Hilum MALT (process mucosa) GALT · Peyer's patches · Germinal center lymphatic organ navs: anat, physio, lymphatic disease/splenic disease/thymus disorders/thymus neoplasia/vascular tumors, proc