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located near entrance of digestive tube/respiratory tree (b/t palatoglossus and palatopharyngeal arches)
serves as sentinal for infective agents contains crypts where debris can accumulate |
palatine tonsils
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located at root of tongue
contains shallow crypts, underlying mucous ducts keep clear of debris |
lingual tonsils
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posterior wall of nasopharynx
pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium infection causes enlarged adenoids contains folds, no crypts |
pharyngeal tonsil
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removal of pharyngeal tonsil
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obtructed respiratoy pathway
facial bones don't develop normally due to mouth breathing |
