Adenotonsillar Disease

Question 1

what is Waldever’s ring?

Answer 1

a ring of lymphoid aggregation in the sub-epithelial layer of the oropharynx and nasopharynx
made up of tonsils (palatine tonsil), adenoids (pharyngeal tonsil) and the lingual tonsil

Question 2

what lines the tonsils?

Answer 2

a layer of stratified squamous epithelium which deeply invaginates the the tonsil forming crypts

Question 3

what lines the adenoids?

Answer 3

pseudostratified epithelium which functions in mucocilary clearance

Question 4

what are the characteristics of the tonsils?

Answer 4

specialized squamous
deep crypts
lymphoid follicles
posterior capsule

Question 5

what are the characteristics of the adenoids?

Answer 5

ciliated pseudostratified columnar
stratified squamous
transitional
deep folds