KROK 1 2010 – Question 133 · KROK (Medicine) · Human Anatomy
Examination of a patient revealed hypertrophy and inflammation of lymphoid tissue, edema of mucous membrane between palatine arches (acute tonsillitis). What tonsil is normally situated in this area?
- A. Tonsilla palatina
- B. Tonsilla pharyngealis
- C. Tonsilla tubaria
- D. Tonsilla lingualis
- E. -
Hint
Match the site named in the stem, between the arches at the entrance of the throat, to the tonsil that normally lies in exactly that spot.
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