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What is near the tonsils?

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What is the medical term referring to near the tonsils?

paratonsillar


Where found adenoids?

back of the throat near the tonsils


Where would you find the adenoids?

in the back of the throat, near the tonsils.


What happens if you have a black hole near your tonsils?

I don't know about a black hole near your tonsils but my inlaw had a black hole on the inside of his lip and his breath was pretty bad. It turned out to be cancer from poor fitting dentures


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 region are the palatine tonsils located in?

yes they are, near the fauces


What does the medical term peritonsillar mean?

Peritonsillar means around or near the tonsils.


What takes over for the removed tonsils?

Did you have more than one set of tonsiles removed? There are three sets: 1.Palatine tonsils-located on each side of throat 2.Pharyngeal tonsils-located near posterior opening of nasal cavity 3.Lingual tonsils-located near base of the tongue There are other lymph organs that will take over the job: thymus and various lymph nodes.


What are the three tonsils?

There are FIVE pairs of tonsils in the pharynx or throat, though the exact number will differ depending on the textbook:Nasal (lymphatic tissue in the nose)Adenoids/Pharangeal/Luschka (nasopharynx)Palatine (oropharynx)Tubal (pharynx side of the auditory tubes)Lingual (oropharynx)Note: the cerebellar tonsil is a structure in the brain.


Lymphatic tissue in posterior wall of pharynx near auditory tubes?

adenoids (pharyngeal tonsils)


What is the medical term meaning around the tonsils?

laryngeal tonsilsok, i think you mean 'pharyngeal tonsils'. we actually only have one of those at the very back of the throat which isn't generally reffered to as being a tonsil. we actually have 4 types of tonsil, but we call the two 'masses' at the sides of the back of the throat 'the tonsils' more often. these tonsils are called the palatine tonsils, or faucial tonsils.hope it helped x


What are Types of tonsils?

Tonsils, palatine tonsils and Waldeyer's ring. Tonsils are part of the lymphatic (Immune System)