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Locations and Histology of the Tonsils. (a) The pharyngeal tonsilis located on the roof of the posterior superior wall of the nasopharynx. The palatine tonsils lay on each side of the pharynx. (b) A micrograph shows the palatine tonsil tissue. LM × 40. (Micrograph provided by the Regents of the University of Michigan Medical School © 2012). English labels. From OpenStax book 'Anatomy and Physiology', fig. 21.10.
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Uploaded by: Jorn IJkhout
Netherlands, Leiden – Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden University
Tonsilla palatina
Tonsilla lingualis
Epiglottis
Palatum durum
Palatum molle
Uvula palatina
Tonsilla pharyngealis
Sinus sphenoidalis
Os sphenoidale
Os palatinum
Lingua
Mandibula
Os hyoideum
Trachea
Oesophagus
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