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What is the function of tonsils in the oral and pharyngeal regions?

Increase blood flow

Generate antibodies

Collect and remove pathogens (correct)

Secrete digestive enzymes

Which region of the body is the lingual tonsil located?

Nasopharynx

Base of the tongue (correct)

Interior of the tonsil

Final third of the small intestine

Where are Peyer's patches predominantly found?

Final third of the small intestine (correct)

Tonsils

Nasopharynx

Auditory tubes

What is the function of Peyer's patches in the small intestine?

Prevent bacterial migration Signup and view all the answers

Where do most of the mass of Peyer's patches nodules reside?

Submucosa Signup and view all the answers

What do IgA antibodies secreted by plasma cells generated by Peyer's patches do?

Impair bacterial motility and inhibit attachment to intestinal walls Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the surface epithelium as it penetrates into the interior of the tonsil crypt?

Becomes thinner Signup and view all the answers

What is another name for the pharyngeal tonsil when enlarged?

Adenoids Signup and view all the answers

What do tubal tonsils surround?

Auditory tubes openings into pharynx Signup and view all the answers

What is found at the base of the tongue?

Lingual tonsil Signup and view all the answers