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Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Difference between Adenoids and Tonsils

What are the causes of membranes over the tonsils?

Feature

Adenoid

Tonsils

Capsule
Non Capsulated
Semi Capsulated
Epithelial Lining
Ciliated columnar epithelium
Non Keratinised Statified Epithelium
Number
One
Two
Location
Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Impressions
Vertical crypts and Clefts 
Crypts
Growth Curve
Maximum at 6 and regresses by 20
Maximum at 8 and regresses by puberty
Lymphatic Vessels
Both Efferent and Afferent present
Only Afferent

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