Spleen - 3
Composition of Spleen:
three types of tissues
o
white pulp
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contains germinal centers,
lymphocytes, & macrophages
o
marginal zone
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separates white and red pulp
and contains blood vessels
and a few cells
o
red pulp
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vascular sinuses and “cords of
billroth” with macrophages