Intestinal surface
Facies intestinalis
- Related terms: Intestinal surface (Visceral surface)
Definition
The visceral surface of the spleen, faces medially toward the abdominal cavity. and is irregular and concave, molded by the contact with adjacent organs.
It is divided by a ridge into two regions: a ventral gastric portion, and a dorsal portion:
The gastric surface is in contact with the dorsal of the stomach and the left colic flexure to form the intestinal surface of the spleen. On the gastric surface is located the hilum of the spleen, the point of attachment for the gastrosplenic ligament, and the point of insertion for the splenic artery and splenic vein.
The renal surface is directed medialward and downward. It is somewhat flattened, considerably narrower than the gastric surface, and is in relation with the upper part of the of the left kidney.
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