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What are the three sets of tonsils?
pharyngeal tonsil, palatine tonsil, lingual tonsil
Where is the pharyngeal tonsil?
Back of throat
What is another name for adenoids?
Pharyngeal Tonsil
Besides the palatine tonsils what other tonsils do humans possess?
pharyngeal tonsil and lingual tonsil
What is the medical term for the removal of the pharyngeal tonsills?
Tonsillectomy is the medical term meaning surgical removal of a pharyngeal tonsil.
What is another name for a tonsil that sort of sounds like paryzmian?
There are pharyngeal tonsils...
What tonsil is located in the oropharynx at the end of the soft palate?
palatine tonsils
What is the medical term meaning resembling a gland?
adenoidResembling a gland; when used in the plural, adenoids, they refer to lymphoid tissue that normally exists in the nasopharynx of children and is known in medicine as the pharyngeal tonsil.
What tonsils are located in the laryngopharynx?
Pharyngeal tonsils are located in the pharynx ( the throat.)
How many adenoids does a person have?
1. There is only one pharyngeal tonsil, even though it's often referred to in the plural sense, and when it becomes infected (or hypertrophy) it is then called an adenoid. So only one adenoid.
How many tonsils do dogs have?
One set of tonsils, which conists of two tonsils (one on either side of the throat). Most people have five tonsils. These include a single pharyngeal tonsil, often referred to as the adenoid, located in the posterior wall of the upper part of the throat. A pair of palatine tonsils is found at the back of the mouth; a pair of lingual tonsils is located at the base of the tongue.
What is the purpose of the palatine tonsil?
The tonsils form a broken ring under the mucous membranes in the mouth and back of the throat and they are called the pharyngeal lymphoid ring. This ring includes the palatine tonsils, located on each side of throat, the pharyngeal tonsils, located near posterior opening of nasal cavity and the lingual tonsils, located near base of the tongue.They protect against bacteria that may invade tissues around the openings between the nasal and oral cavities.
