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There are FIVE pairs of tonsils in the pharynx or throat, though the exact number will differ depending on the textbook:

  1. Nasal (lymphatic tissue in the nose)
  2. Adenoids/Pharangeal/Luschka (nasopharynx)
  3. Palatine (oropharynx)
  4. Tubal (pharynx side of the auditory tubes)
  5. Lingual (oropharynx)
Note: the cerebellar tonsil is a structure in the brain.
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