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What is the function of tonsils in the oral and pharyngeal regions?
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?
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?
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?
What is the function of Peyer's patches in the small intestine?
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Where do most of the mass of Peyer's patches nodules reside?
Where do most of the mass of Peyer's patches nodules reside?
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What do IgA antibodies secreted by plasma cells generated by Peyer's patches do?
What do IgA antibodies secreted by plasma cells generated by Peyer's patches do?
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What happens to the surface epithelium as it penetrates into the interior of the tonsil crypt?
What happens to the surface epithelium as it penetrates into the interior of the tonsil crypt?
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What is another name for the pharyngeal tonsil when enlarged?
What is another name for the pharyngeal tonsil when enlarged?
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What do tubal tonsils surround?
What do tubal tonsils surround?
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What is found at the base of the tongue?
What is found at the base of the tongue?
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