palatine tonsil
Tonsils on the left and right sides at the back of the throat. one of the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissues (MALT), located at the entrance to the upper respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts to protect the body from the entry of exogenous material through mucosal sites[WP]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatine_tonsil ]
Synonyms: faucial tonsil
Term info
- UMLS:C0040421 (ncithesaurus:Palatine_Tonsil)
- EFO:0001977
- MAT:0000291
- Wikipedia:Palatine_tonsil
- MIAA:0000291
- NCIT:C33250
- FMA:9610
- MESH:D014066
- EV:0100393
- VHOG:0001140
- SCTID:265787001
- MA:0000775
- EMAPA:35644
- BTO:0004714
uberon_slim, efo_slim
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9989
tonsillar fossa develops from dorsal portion of pouch 2. Note that pharyngeal and lingual tonsils do not develop from pharyngeal pouches
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Illu_mouth.jpg
tonsilla palatina
tonsil
uberon
UBERON:0002373
Palatine tonsil