Tonsil (specimen)
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Overview[edit | edit source]
Specimen 1[edit | edit source]
Title: Tonsil
Description: The fibrous envelope of the tonsil is not complete and transitions into a layered squamous non-keratinizing epithelium. Deep grooves in the surface of the tonsil are called crypts and contain shed epithelial cells, leukocytes, and bacteria. Lymphatic follicles (described below) are well visible and predominantly contain B-lymphocytes. T-lymphocytes are scattered among the follicles.
Specimen 2[edit | edit source]
Title: Crypt Detail
Specimen 3[edit | edit source]
Title: Detail of Secondary Lymphatic Follicle
Description: Lighter part - Germinal center, darker part - Incomplete mantle layer (appearance of a cap, densely arranged small B-lymphocytes).
