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The pharynx has three pairs of lymphoid tissues, which are tonsils. Name these lymphoid tissues and where they are located.
 
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The medical term for a soft and flabby muscle is:
 
  A) fatigue.
  B) flaccid.
  C) rigor mortis.
  D) pallor.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

The nasopharynx contains the adenoids or pharyngeal tonsils. The oropharynx contains the faucial or palatine tonsils and the lingual tonsils. The tonsils are accessory organs of the lymphatic system that aid in filtering bacteria and other foreign substances from the circulating lymph.

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Explanation: B) Correct.


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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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:D TYSM

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