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Q: Why are the tonsils located by the throat?
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What tonsils are located in the laryngopharynx?

Pharyngeal tonsils are located in the pharynx ( the throat.)


Where can tonsils be found?

located at the back of the throat


What tonsils do you possess?

Tonsils are part of the lymphatic system and are located at the top back of the throat. There are 2 of them.


What are the tonsils located at the base of the tongue?

back of the throat next to the tongue but not attached


What is made up of groups lymphatic tissue located inside your throat at the back of your nasal cavity and tongue?

The tonsils are located in your throat at the back of your nasal cavity and tongue.


Which tonsils located in the throat are visible through the mouth?

adenoids


What is the dangly appendage in the back of your throat that is located between your tonsils?

The uvula


Where are horse's tonsils located in their throat?

yes they do! In the same place that humans have them,in the back of their throat


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.


Where is the sublingual tonsils?

Sublingual tonsils are the second pair of tonsils that extend inferiorly from the base of tongue as opposed to the pair of palatine tonsils that are seen easily in the back of the oral cavity.


Can you get strep throat when you don't have tonsils?

They can - tonsils are part of the throat, but do not comprise all of your throat. Since even if your tonsils are taken out, the rest of your throat remains, so you can still acquire an abscess on it.


Can you still get strep throat if your tonsils are out?

You can still get strep throat if your tonsils are out.