MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Your tonsils are two round, fleshy masses in the back of your throat (pharynx). Part of your immune system, your tonsils are like lymph nodes. They help filter out germs that enter through your nose or mouth to protect the rest of your body from infection. Tonsils are also called palatine tonsils or faucial tonsils.

Detailed explanation-2: -The palatine (or faucial) tonsils, commonly referred to as tonsils, are bundles of lymphatic tissue located in the lateral oropharynx.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tonsils are clusters of lymphatic tissue just under the mucous membranes that line the nose, mouth, and throat (pharynx). There are three groups of tonsils. The pharyngeal tonsils are located near the opening of the nasal cavity into the pharynx.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are four types of tonsils in humans; palatine, pharyngeal, lingual and tubal. To quickly remember this, you can use the following mnemonic: “PPL have Tonsils", standing for Palatine, Pharyngeal, Lingual, Tubal.