Lingual tonsils
| Lingual tonsils | |
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| Tongue | |
| Latin | tonsilla lingualis |
| Gray's | subject #243 1138 |
The lingual tonsils are rounded masses of lymphatic tissue that cover the posterior region of the tongue.
They are located on the dorsal surface at the base of the tongue. Their lymphatic tissue are dense and nodular, their surface is covered with stratified squamous epithelium which invaginates as a single crypt into each lingual tonsil. They are partially surrounded by connective tissue placing them in the group of Partially Encapsulated Lymphatic Organs, tonsils, the only one of its kind. They have associated mucous glands which are drained by ducts directly into the single tonsillar crypt.
Additional images
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Lingual tonsils not labeled, but would be at very back of tongue.
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Lymphatics of the tongue.
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Lingual tonsil
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Lingual tonsil
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Lingual tonsils
External links
- Lingual+tonsil at eMedicine Dictionary
- Pictures at usc.edu
- Anatomy Atlases - Microscopic Anatomy, plate 09.163
- BU Histology Learning System: 09802loa
- MedEd at Loyola histo/HistoImages/hl6-27.jpg (labeled as 'lymphoid tissue')]
- Diagram at healthopedia.com
- Diagram at enotes.com
This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.
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