Don't worry about it. Check this out. The spleen's that soft, purple organ located right behind the stomach and under the lungs. It's about five inches wide and weighs about six ounces.

It is a case that has left many anatomists scratching their heads, and ignited discussions about typical human anatomy and ...

It is a case that has left many anatomists scratching their heads, and ignited discussions about typical human anatomy and anatomical variation. I too have an extra organ — an extra spleen ...

A Florida law firm says Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky removed William Bryan's liver during surgery in August. He mistook it for his ...

This incredibly rare triple penis phenomenon was found by students at the University of Birmingham Medical School in the U.K. during a dissection of a 78-year-old man who had donated his body to ...

Surgery to remove the spleen is not a common treatment for hairy cell leukaemia (HCL). The spleen is quite a large organ. In HCL, it sometimes becomes bigger and can cause problems. Chemotherapy ...

More than 12 million animals, including frogs, cats, rats, fetal pigs, fish and a variety of invertebrates are used for dissection in the US each year. At a time when numerous interactive and ...

The bigger spleen makes more oxygen available in their blood for diving. The researchers have published their results in the academic journal Cell. Located close to the stomach, the fist-sized ...

The portal vein is formed by the merging of the splenic vein, which brings blood from the spleen, and the superior mesenteric ...

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