Tubal tonsil

Tubal tonsil
	External and middle ear, opened from the front. Right side. (Tubal tonsil (highlighted).)
Details
System	Lymphatic system
Identifiers
Latin	tonsilla tubaria
TA98	A05.3.01.016
TA2	5189
FMA	54975
	Anatomical terminology

The tubal tonsil, also known as Gerlach tonsil,[1] is one of the four main tonsil groups comprising Waldeyer's tonsillar ring, which also includes the palatine tonsils, the lingual tonsils, and the pharyngeal tonsils.

The tubal tonsil is very close to the torus tubarius,[2] which is why this tonsil is sometimes also called the tonsil of (the) torus tubarius.[3] 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 on the lateral wall of the nasopharynx.[4]

References

"Tonsil and Adenoid Anatomy". emedicine.medscape.com. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
Michael Tam,"The Pharynx", Medical Student's Retreat-Anatomy Notes, Last updated 30 March 2006.
English Arabic Dictionary of Medical terms,"tonsil of torus tubarius = tubal tonsil", Almaany.com,2010-2014.
Patricia Brady Wilhelm; Marieb, Elaine Nicpon; Mallatt, Jon (2005). Human anatomy. San Francisco: Pearson/Benjamin Cummings. p. 572. ISBN 0-8053-5511-1.

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[1] "Tonsil and Adenoid Anatomy". emedicine.medscape.com. Retrieved 2019-09-29.

[2] Michael Tam,"The Pharynx", Medical Student's Retreat-Anatomy Notes, Last updated 30 March 2006.

[3] English Arabic Dictionary of Medical terms,"tonsil of torus tubarius = tubal tonsil", Almaany.com,2010-2014.

[isbn0805355111-4] Patricia Brady Wilhelm; Marieb, Elaine Nicpon; Mallatt, Jon (2005). Human anatomy. San Francisco: Pearson/Benjamin Cummings. p. 572. ISBN 0-8053-5511-1.