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 information
- MAT:0000291
- MESH:D014066 (https://github.com/biopragmatics/biomappings)
- FMA:9610
- EV:0100393
- EFO:0001977
- Wikipedia:Palatine_tonsil
- VHOG:0001140
- NCIT:C33250
- MA:0000775
- MIAA:0000291
- EMAPA:35644
- BTO:0004714
- SCTID:265787001
- UMLS:C0040421 (ncithesaurus:Palatine_Tonsil)
uberon_slim, efo_slim, human_reference_atlas
tonsillar fossa develops from dorsal portion of pouch 2. Note that pharyngeal and lingual tonsils do not develop from pharyngeal pouches