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palatine tonsils

3D model: palatine tonsils — 3D models: Browne, Kristen, and Heidi Schlehlein. 2026. 3D Reference Organ Set for Female, v1.10. https://doi.org/10.48539/HBM637.DWBM.744. HuBMAP CCF 3D Reference Object Library, https://humanatlas.io/3d-reference-library. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

In 2 atlases

Definition

tonsils located on the left and right sides at the back of the throat

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Description from Wikidata (https://www.wikidata.org/), available under CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).

Relations

Arterial supply: tonsillar branch of the facial artery

Sub-structures

Neighbouring structures

Practice questions

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Wikipedia (English)

Identifiers

TA98: A05.2.01.011
FMA: 9610
UBERON: 0002373
Wikidata: Q15146576