Tubal tonsil
Tonsilla tubaria
- Latin eponym: Eustachian amygdala
- Eponym: Gerlach's tonsil
Definition
The tubal tonsil is one of the four main tonsil groups comprising Waldeyer's tonsillar ring, which includes the Palatine tonsil, the Lingual tonsil, thePharyngeal tonsil, and the Tubal tonsil.
The tubal tonsil is very close to the torus tubarius, which is why this tonsil is sometimes also called the tonsil of (the) torus tubarius.Equating the torus with its tonsil however might be seen as incorrect or imprecise.
It is located posterior to the opening of the Eustachian tube into the nasopharynx.
References
This definition incorporates text from the wikipedia website - Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia. (2004, July 22). FL: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Retrieved August 10, 2004, from http://www.wikipedia.org
