Lingual tonsils
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| Lingual tonsils | |
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| 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] Additional images
 Lingual tonsils not labeled, but would be at very back of tongue. |
 Lymphatics 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
- MedEd at Loyola histo/HistoImages/hl6-27.jpg (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/Waldeyer's tonsillar ring (Palatine, Lingual, Adenoid)
Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue: Gut-associated lymphoid tissue | Peyer's patches
Lymph nodes: Subcapsular sinus | Paracortex | Lymph vessels
Lymph | Lymphocytes | High endothelial venules | Immune system
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