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==Histology==

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[[Image:Pharyngeal Tonsil.jpg|thumb|right|~~150px~~|Histology of Pharyngeal Tonsil - Copyright RVC]]

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[[Image:Pharyngeal Tonsil.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Histology of Pharyngeal Tonsil - Copyright RVC]]

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*Fibroelastic aponeurosis supports the mucosa

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'''Fibroelastic aponeurosis''' supports the mucosa. The [[Nasopharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|nasopharynx]] has pseudostratified columnar epithelium. The [[Oropharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|oropharynx]] and the [[Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Laryngeal Pharynx|laryngeal pharynx]] have stratified squamous epithelium. The [[Oropharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|oropharynx]] and the [[Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Laryngeal Pharynx|laryngeal pharynx]] also have [[Salivary Glands - Anatomy & Physiology|salivary glands]] present.

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*[[Nasopharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|nasopharynx]] has pseudostratified columnar epithelium

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*[[Oropharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|oropharynx]] and the [[Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Laryngeal Pharynx|laryngeal pharynx]] have stratified squamous epithelium

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*[[Oropharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|oropharynx]] and the [[Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Laryngeal Pharynx|laryngeal pharynx]] have [[Salivary Glands - Anatomy & Physiology|salivary glands]] present

==Species Differences==

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