Lingual tonsils
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| Lingual tonsils not labeled, but would be at very back of tongue. | |
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| Lymphatics of the tongue. | |
| Latin | tonsilla lingualis |
| Gray's | subject #243 1138 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | t_13/12812439 |
The lingual tonsils are rounded masses of lymphatic tissue that cover the posterior region of the tongue. They are on the dorsal surface at the base of the tongue.
[edit] External links
- Dictionary at eMedicine Lingual+tonsil
- Pictures at usc.edu
- Anatomy Atlases - Microscopic Anatomy, plate 09.163
- Histology at BU 09802loa
- Diagram at luc.edu (labeled as 'lymphoid tissue')
- Diagram at healthopedia.com
- Diagram at enotes.com
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| Bone marrow | Thymus (Hassall's corpuscles) | Spleen (White pulp, Periarteriolar lymphoid sheaths, Marginal zone, Red pulp) | Tonsils (Palatine, Lingual, Adenoid)
Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue: Gut-associated lymphoid tissue | Peyer's patches Lymph nodes: Subcapsular sinus | Paracortex | head and neck (Cervical, Virchow's) | iliac (External, Common, Internal) | lumbar/paraaortic (Lateral aortic, Preaortic, Inferior mesenteric, Retroaortic) | inguinal (Deep, Superficial) | Axillary Lymph vessels: Thoracic duct | Right lymphatic duct | Cisterna chyli | Lumbar trunk | Intestinal trunk Lymph | Lymphocytes | High endothelial venules | Immune system |
