Lingual tonsils

Lingual tonsils

Infobox Anatomy
Name = Lingual tonsils
Latin = tonsilla lingualis
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Caption = Tongue


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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. 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.


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* [http://www.usc.edu/hsc/dental/opfs/QL/23tn.html Pictures at usc.edu]
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* (labeled as 'lymphoid tissue')]
* [http://www.healthopedia.com/pictures/tonsils.html Diagram at healthopedia.com]
* [http://health.enotes.com/images/medicine/gem_05_img0634.jpgDiagram at enotes.com]


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