Lingual tonsil

The tonsilla lingualis ( tongue tonsil ) is an accumulation of lymphoepithelial tissue in the form of a tonsil in the oral cavity , more precisely in the mucous membrane at the base of the tongue . It belongs to the lymphatic throat ring , which serves to ward off pathogens that penetrate through the mouth and nose. The tongue almond occurs in humans and in other mammals .

The tongue tonsil is covered with multilayered, non-horned squamous epithelium , which extends as crypts into the deepest layers of the lamina propria . The ducts of the mucous salivary glands open into these crypts . The constant flushing of the tongue tonsils through these glands makes them less prone to inflammation .

literature

• Uwe Gille: Cardiovascular and immune system, Angiologia . In: Franz-Viktor Salomon u. a. (Ed.): Anatomy for veterinary medicine . 2nd Edition. Enke, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8304-1075-1 , pp. 404-463 .