Trabecular veins
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Trabecular veins | |
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Drains from | sinuses of red pulp |
Drains to | Splenic vein |
Artery | Trabecular arteries |
Anatomical terminology |
The trabecular veins are the largest veins inside the spleen. They drain the blood collected in the sinuses of the pulp.
Details
The blood is collected from the interstices of the
The
They become elongated and spindle-shaped, and overlap each other at their extremities, and thus form a sort of
On the outer surfaces of these cells are seen delicate transverse lines or markings, which are due to minute elastic fibrils arranged in a circular manner around the sinus.
Thus the channel obtains an external investment, and gradually becomes converted into a small vein, which after a short course acquires a coat of ordinary connective tissue, lined by a layer of flattened epithelial cells which are continuous with the supporting cells of the pulp.
The smaller veins unite to form larger veins that do not accompany the arteries, but soon enter the trabecular sheaths of the capsule, and by their junction form six or more branches, which emerge from the
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1286 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Histology image: 07704loa – Histology Learning System at Boston University - "Lymphoid Tissues and Organs: spleen, central artery and trabecular vein"
- Slide at udel.edu
- UB, and UF) qblood/lymphat06(See figure #16)