Palatine Tonsil Anatomy

 Anatomy Of Palatine Tonsil 

• These are a pair of lymphatic organ.

• Present in the lateral wall of oropharynx.

• They are located in a depression called as tonsillar fossa.

• Each tonsil has upper and lower ends, anterior and posterior borders, medial and lateral surfaces.

• The medial surface faces the oral cavity.

• It shows many depressions called as crypts.

• This surface is covered by stratified squamous non keratinoid epithelium.

• Around the crypts, lymphatic follicles are present. The remaining part of the organ filled with connective tissue, blood vessel and nerve.

• This connective tissue will get thickened will form a capsule on the lateral aspect of the organ.

 
 
 

Applied Anatomy :

• The tonsils will be infected, inflamed and enlarge, this condition is called as Tonsillitis.
• It should be treated by surgical removal of tonsil called as Tonsillectomy.

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