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... tonsils . Just in front of the lingual tonsil is the foramen cecum ; it marks the oral opening of the remnants of the thyroglossal duct , which in development led to the thyroid gland . The lingual tonsils are not as large as the palatine ...
... tonsils . Just in front of the lingual tonsil is the foramen cecum ; it marks the oral opening of the remnants of the thyroglossal duct , which in development led to the thyroid gland . The lingual tonsils are not as large as the palatine ...
Page 101
... tonsils is perhaps the most common type of tonsillar pathology , especially in children . Excessive enlargement may partially occlude the mouth from the oropharynx . The next most common disorder is acute infection . Organisms and ...
... tonsils is perhaps the most common type of tonsillar pathology , especially in children . Excessive enlargement may partially occlude the mouth from the oropharynx . The next most common disorder is acute infection . Organisms and ...
Page 118
... tonsil , or Luschka's tonsil , is a prominence on the pos- terior wall . Above the tonsil in the median line is a small diverticulum called the pharyngeal bursa . The tonsil throws the mucous membrane into many folds . Just above the ...
... tonsil , or Luschka's tonsil , is a prominence on the pos- terior wall . Above the tonsil in the median line is a small diverticulum called the pharyngeal bursa . The tonsil throws the mucous membrane into many folds . Just above the ...
Contents
Anatomic Concepts and Bodily Organization 29 | 2-19 |
Neural Regulation of Speech 61 | 21 |
Autonomic and Endocrine Regulators of Speech 133 | 93 |
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