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What happens to your tonsils when you have mono?
Your tonsils swell up and might have a white film on them in dots
Can you be awake getting your tonsils?
Only if absolutely necessary. Your tonsils do not need to be taken out unless something happens to them that may need their removal.
What are Types of tonsils?
Tonsils, palatine tonsils and Waldeyer's ring. Tonsils are part of the lymphatic (Immune System)
What happens when your tonsils touch each other?
Your tonsils are imbedded on opposite sides of your throat. In order for them to "touch each other", they'd have to swell up to about the size of golf balls. Imagine putting two golf balls, side by side, into your throat at once, and that should give you a pretty good mental image of "what happens".
The pharyngeal tonsils are also called the adenoids?
Palatine tonsils and adenoids are NOT synonymous. Palatine tonsils, sometimes called faucial tonsils, are found at the back of the throat. Adenoids are the pharyngeal tonsils, located in the back of the nasal cavity.
What tonsils can be found in the oral cavity?
Tonsils, palatine tonsils and Waldeyer's ring. Tonsils are part of the lymphatic (Immune System)
What gets removed during a tonsillectomy?
Both the tonsils are removed during tonsillectomy
How do you spell tonsels?
The correct spelling is "tonsils."
Which of these is part of lymphatic system?
Tonsils.
Is tonsils singular?
No, it is plural, you have two tonsils in your 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.
If the tonsils are taken out can you still get tonsillitis?
No, if you have no tonsils then you cannot have inflamed tonsils.
