Spleen

The type of tissue within the spleen that is responsible for its lymphatic function is the:

White pulp

A 25 year old female patient presents to the ultrasound department for a complete abdominal sonogram. She complains of right lower quadrant pain and nausea. The right upper abdomen appears normal. A small mass was noted in the area of the splenic hilum. The mass appears isoechoic to the spleen. What does this most likely represent?

Accessory Spleen

A rare malignant tumor of the spleen that consists of blood vessels is a/an

Angiosarcoma

The process of making red blood cells is termed

Erythropoiesis

Spleen reveals a 1-cm, rounded, echogenic mass that does not produce acoustic shadowing

Hemangioma

The spleen is an

Intraperitoneal

The most common cause of Splenomegaly is

Portal Hypertension

The type of tissue within the spleen that is responsible for phagocytic function is the:

Red Pulp

A 48 year old male patient with a history of severe, sudden onset of the left upper quadrant pain without trauma presents to the department for a sonogram of the spleen. You visualize a wedge shaped, hypoechoic area within the spleen. This most likely represents a

Splenic infarct

The splenic Artery marks the

Superior aspect of the pancreatic body and tail.

What is the most common sonographic appearance of a splenic hemangioma?

echogenic

The splenic vein marks the

posterior aspect of the pancreatic body and tail