Spleen
The spleen (from Greek σπλήν—splḗn) is an organ found in virtually all vertebrates. Similar in structure to a large lymph node, it acts primarily as a blood filter.
The spleen plays important roles in regard to red blood cells (also referred to as erythrocytes) and the immune system. It removes old red blood cells and holds a reserve of blood, which can be valuable in case of hemorrhagic shock, and also recycles iron. As a part of the mononuclear phagocyte system, it metabolizes hemoglobin removed from senescent erythrocytes. The globin portion of hemoglobin is degraded to its constitutive amino acids, and the heme portion is metabolized to bilirubin, which is removed in the liver.
The spleen synthesizes antibodies in its white pulp and removes antibody-coated bacteria and antibody-coated blood cells by way of blood and lymph node circulation. A study published in 2009 using mice found that the spleen contains, in its reserve, half of the body's monocytes within the red pulp. These monocytes, upon moving to injured tissue (such as the heart), turn into dendritic cells and macrophages while promoting tissue healing. The spleen is a center of activity of the mononuclear phagocyte system and can be considered analogous to a large lymph node, as its absence causes a predisposition to certain infections.
Spleen (Chinese medicine)
The Spleen (Chinese: 脾; pinyin: pí) is one of the zàng organs stipulated by Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It is a functionally defined entity and not equivalent to the anatomical organ of the same name.
In the context of the zang-fu concept
As a zàng, the Spleen is considered to be a yin organ. Its associated yang organ is the Stomach. Both Spleen and Stomach are attributed to the Earth element.
Regarding its stipulated functions, the Spleen
- the jīng weī constitutes a large part of the body's acquired qì (the other part coming from breathing, by facilitation of the Lung zàng). In this spirit, the Spleen is also called "root of the postnatal" (后天之本, pinyin: hoùtiān zhī běn]) - as opposed to the congenital qì, which is stored by the Kidney zàng. The Spleen absorbs jīng weī from the food after it has been preprocessed by the Stomach and the Small Intestine, and then distributes it to the whole body, especially upwards to the Lung and Heart, where jīng weī is transformed into qì and xuě (blood). Thus, TCM also describes the Spleen as the source of "production and mutual transformation" (生化, pinyin: shēng-huà) of qì and xuě.
- the Spleen distributes the water extracted from the food and distributes it to the whole of the body, especially to the Lung and Kidney zàng, and thus assists the body's water metabolism.
Spleen (disambiguation)
The spleen is an organ in the human body.
Spleen may also refer to:
See also
Podcasts:
Spleen
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- Metal Militia: A Tribute to Metallica, Volume 3 released: 2000
Spleen!?
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- 2 Tongue 2 released:
- 2 Tongue 3 released:
2 Tongue 2
- Au nom du capital
- M'attaquer
- Bad Piston (on s'fait cartonner)
- Ver de pomme
- Dormir
- Vacances
- U.S. Ska s'en va
- Cessez de tuer
- Les seins (live)
- Divide et empera
- Check moé ben aller (bring me down)
- La boîte de Ska
- Skaca
- Nous ne sommes pas seuls
- Pisse-tranquille
- Matraqué
- La Caravane
- Bordel
- Chaleur!
- Simultanément
- On a + le temps
2 Tongue 3
- Le plan d'évasion Maharavishi
- La switch
- Eviter d'inhaler
- A part Pierre
- Jacques Pouliot
- On est p't'etre beaucoup
- Avachie
- Mon quartier
- Le calme est parti
- Le grand chien
- Sporto-maniac
- Le roadie
- Relax
- TDA
- Alcyon
- Ciao bella!
- Chute libre
- Canal day
- Palithium
- Pas plus rouge que le tien
- Colectivo
- Le cirque
- Hace calor
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- The Murder of Lilly Stone released: 2011
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- Festival des musiques lycéennes 2004 released: 2004
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- Socketwood: A Compilation of Music From Wollongong released: 1994
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- Das Rapdeutschlandkettensägenmassaker released: 2007
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- Travesía ideal released: 1998
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- Little Scratches released: 1998
- Soundtrack to Spleen released: 1996
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- Voices released: 2013
- Comme un enfant released: 2008
- She Was a Girl released: 2006
She Was a Girl
Released 2006- Intro
- The Rain
- Tell Me More About You (Olivia)
- Bitches on the Ground
- Rage
- Who I Am
- Shoobidoo
- Kalimbatastic (Poème D'amour)
- Beautiful Smell (feat. CocoRosie)
- Mrs Jane
- Jane's Speaking
- Hip Hop Musiq
- Lost
- She's Surrounding Me
- She Was a Girl
- Summer Holes
- Heart
- Baby Don't Cry
- King of Doulou
- Mon cœur est cassé
- Sans Jane...
- Derniers maux d'amour
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The Pact
by: SpleenFast upon the fact
Alone you try to make the pact your own
But you belong to a place you’ll never know
It’s around your lack of bone
You try to steal it from the throne
But you belong to a grace you’ll never know
Oh, today it is coming to me
Let me try to never see
Today it is coming to me
Let me try to never see
When You Fall like a brick
When You Dream of this trick
Please go cross the line
You’re making this disorder mine
You fall like a brick
When you dream of this trick
Please go cross the line
You’re making this disorder mine
Don’t you
It’s around the leading tone
You try to get a sound you drone
But you belong to a place you’ll never know
It’s around you as you fall down
You want a wisdom and the crown
But you belong to a grace you’ll never know
I swear I’ve tried to deny the notes of your old lullaby
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