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Tonsils, palatine tonsils and Waldeyer's ring. Tonsils are part of the lymphatic (Immune System)
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∙ 10y agoPalatine tonsils can be seen in your mouth. You have Waldeyer's ring of lymphoid tissue around your throat.
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What is the name of the space found behind the oral cavity and above the laryngopharynx?
The oropharynx is the space behind the oral cavity and above the laryngopharynx.
Do you have tonsils by your nose cavity?
No they are at the back of your throat, your adenoids are at the back of your nasal cavity.
What is the simplest lymphoid organs that are found at the entrance of the pharynx?
The simplest lymphoid organs that are found at the entrance of the pharynx are the tonsils. There are three pairs of tonsils in the human body: the palatine tonsils, located on the sides of the throat, the lingual tonsils, located at the base of the tongue, and the pharyngeal tonsils, also known as adenoids, located at the back of the nasal cavity. These tonsils help in filtering and trapping pathogens that enter the body through the mouth and nose.
What are the stuctures in a child's mouth that look like golf balls puffing from each side of the oral cavity?
The palatine tonsils are the golf-ball like structures that you see in the back of a child's mouth. The tonsils are more pronounced in children than in adults.
Where is the oral cavity located in a human body?
The mouth, tongue, teeth, gums, palate (both hard and soft) and pharynx make up the oral cavity.
What is the lymphoid tissue in the oral cavity called?
It is the diffusion system of small concentrations of lymphoid tissue near oral cavity,eg. tonsils,adenoids.
What structure helps to filter microorganisms from the oral cavity?
Tonsils
What organisms are in the mouth?
The oral cavity, or mouth, contains the tonsils, teeth, tongue, and salivary glands.
The pharyngeal tonsils are also called the adenoids?
Palatine tonsils and adenoids are NOT synonymous. Palatine tonsils, sometimes called faucial tonsils, are found at the back of the throat. Adenoids are the pharyngeal tonsils, located in the back of the nasal cavity.
What is the name of the space found behind the oral cavity and above the laryngopharynx?
The oropharynx is the space behind the oral cavity and above the laryngopharynx.
What it is a oral cavity?
The oral cavity is another name for the mouth.
Do you have tonsils by your nose cavity?
No they are at the back of your throat, your adenoids are at the back of your nasal cavity.
What is the simplest lymphoid organs that are found at the entrance of the pharynx?
The simplest lymphoid organs that are found at the entrance of the pharynx are the tonsils. There are three pairs of tonsils in the human body: the palatine tonsils, located on the sides of the throat, the lingual tonsils, located at the base of the tongue, and the pharyngeal tonsils, also known as adenoids, located at the back of the nasal cavity. These tonsils help in filtering and trapping pathogens that enter the body through the mouth and nose.
What are the stuctures in a child's mouth that look like golf balls puffing from each side of the oral cavity?
The palatine tonsils are the golf-ball like structures that you see in the back of a child's mouth. The tonsils are more pronounced in children than in adults.
What is the function of the oral groove?
an oral groove specially the one found in Paramecium serves as their "mouth" its where their to-be-ingested food enters. an oral groove specially the one found in Paramecium serves as their "mouth" its where their to-be-ingested food enters.
Where is the oral cavity located in a human body?
The mouth, tongue, teeth, gums, palate (both hard and soft) and pharynx make up the oral cavity.
What is the difference between tonsils and adenoids?
Tonsils are the two masses on the back of the throat. Adenoids are high in the throat behind the nose and the roof of the mouth (soft palate) and are not visible through the mouth without special instruments.
