APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The palatine (or faucial) tonsils, commonly referred to as tonsils, are bundles of lymphatic tissue located in the lateral oropharynx.

Detailed explanation-2: -The pharyngeal tonsil is an aggregation of lymphatic tissue that lies high up on the posterior wall of the nasopharynx and is described as ‘adenoids’ when enlarged.

Detailed explanation-3: -Palatine tonsils, commonly called the tonsils and occasionally called the faucial tonsils, are tonsils located on the left and right sides at the back of the throat, which can often be seen as flesh-colored, pinkish lumps.