What do you use tonsils for?

Answer 1

Like other organs of the lymphatic system, the tonsils act as part of the immune system to help protect against infection. In particular, they are believed to be involved in helping fight off pharyngeal and upper respiratory tract infections (in other words they help to control throat infection)

Answer 2

The tonsils participate in systemic immune defense. In addition, local tonsillar defenses include a lining of antigen-processing squamous epithelium that involves B- and T-cell responses.
Like other organs of the lymphatic system, the tonsils act as part of the immune system to help protect against infection. In particular, they are believed to be involved in helping fight off pharyngeal and upper respiratory tract infections (in other words they help to control throat infection)
The tonsil is a lymphoid tissue that helps fight against ingested pathogens
they protect you from getting diseases

Answer 3

Tonsils are a special type of lymphatic tissue that filters and cleanses lymph; sort of like the air filter on an engine.

The tonsils and the adenoids are composed of lymphatic tissue and are part of the body's lymphatic system. They are situated at the top of the throat, where the mouth and nose come together. The adenoids are also found in the back of the throat but located higher on the roof of the mouth behind the nose. Tonsils may be viewed easily through the open mouth, but adenoids require a special instrument to be seen. The tonsils and adenoids are strategically positioned to monitor potentially-harmful substances that are ingested or inhaled. Both organs guard against illness by identifying harmful bacteria, fungi, and viruses in food or the air. The white blood cells housed in the tonsils and adenoids incapacitate the invading germs, as well as help produce antibodies to ward against future infections. For the most part, the tonsils and adenoids have finished serving their purpose by early childhood. Unfortunately, continual infiltration with bacteria can lead to chronic infections of the tonsils and adenoids. When large amounts of scar tissue develop as a result, doctors usually recommend that they are removed.

Answer 4

The tonsils function as the first outpost of the body's immune defense system at the portal of easiest entry for germs into the body - the mouth. They lie just below and behind the soft palate, with a pillar of tissue just in front of (anterior to) them. The tonsils become enlarged for several reasons - infections, both viral and bacterial, as well as allergic stimuli. answer by Diamond Madison :)

Answer 5

Tonsils are a 'vestigial' organ; that is to say the are a remnant of evolution that do not serve any specific person in a modern man. They do, however, act as a line of defense against several respiratory infections by coming into contact with and fighting off bacteria before other parts of the body.

Answer 6

The primary function of the tonsils is to trap germs that enter the body through breathing. They also help prevent lung and throat infections.

Answer 7

The tonsils are made of lymphatic tissue and are part of the body's immune system.

Answer 8

Tonsils are masses of lymphatic (immune system) tissue and help prevent ingested pathogens from getting further into the body.