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Tonsillar crypts. Low-power microscope magnification of a cross-section through one of the tonsillar crypts (running diagonally) as it opens onto the surface of the throat (at the top). Stratified epithelium (e) covers the throat's surface and continues as a lining of the crypt. Beneath the surface are numerous nodules (f) of lymphoid tissue.
Tonsil stones, also known as tonsilloliths, are mineralizations of debris within the crevices of the tonsils. [1][3] When not mineralized, the presence of debris is known as chronic caseous tonsillitis (CCT). [1] Symptoms may include bad breath, [1] foreign body sensation, sore throat, pain or discomfort with swallowing, and cough. [4]
Lingual tonsils are covered externally by stratified squamous epithelium (nonkeratinized) that invaginates inward forming tonsillar crypts. Beneath the epithelium is a layer of lymphoid nodules containing lymphocytes. Mucous glands located at the root of the tongue are drained through several ducts into the crypts of the lingual tonsils.
The palatine tonsils with the soft palate, uvula, and tongue visible. Palatine tonsils, commonly called the tonsils and occasionally called the faucial tonsils, [2] are tonsils located on the left and right sides at the back of the throat, which can often be seen as flesh-colored, pinkish lumps. Tonsils only present as "white lumps" if they are ...
Expert warns about injuries caused by metal bristles which end up in food and become lodged in the mouth, throat, or intestines. Using this popular grilling tool lands people in the ER every ...
Tonsilolliths are NOT food I have talked with many ENTs and they all say it is the inner lining of the tonsil that is sluffed off, it gets stuck in the crypts and when it has become big enough it pushes its way out. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hughpine89 (talk • contribs) 21:53, 13 June 2007
The cricopharyngeal spasms ("feeling that something is stuck") occur in the cricopharyngeal part of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle, at the bottom of the throat. They cause muscle tension on the cricoid cartilage, leading to a globus feeling. Pharyngeal spasms, a more common source of a globus feeling, cause tension on the thyroid ...
Crypt TV. Crypt TV is an American entertainment company founded by Jack Davis and filmmaker Eli Roth in April 2015, focused on the creation and distribution of horror -themed digital content with an emphasis on recurring monsters and characters in linked universes. [1] Its creation was backed by producer Jason Blum and Blumhouse Productions.