Group · Lymphoid organs
Pharyngeal lymphoid ring
Anulus lymphoideus pharyngis
- System
- Lymphoid organs
- Regions
- Head
- Part of
- Secondary lymphoid organs
DescriptionUnreviewed
The pharyngeal lymphoid ring, or tonsillar ring, is a ringed arrangement of lymphoid organs in the pharynx.
Waldeyer's ring surrounds the naso- and oropharynx, with some of its tonsillar tissue located above and some below the soft palate (and to the back of the mouth cavity).
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Parts
Names
- Latin
- Anulus lymphoideus pharyngis
- English
- Pharyngeal lymphoid ring
- French
- Anneau lymphoïde phrayngien
- Spanish
- Anillo linfoide faríngeo
- Portuguese
- Anel linfóide faríngeo