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Anatomy Head and neck dab430b4

Pharyngeal tonsil is lined by?

A
Simple cuboidal epithelium
B
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium
C
Keratinizing stratefied squamous epithelium
D
Nonkeratinizing stratefied squamous epithelium
High-Yield Explanation
On the posterior wall of pharynx is a prominence, best marked in childhood, produced by a mass of lymphoid tissue, which is known as the pharyngeal tonsil.The pharyngeal tonsil is a single tonsil situated in the superior-- posterior poion of the pharynx. It is covered by ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium. Ref: Anatomy of the Human Body Henry Gray.

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