Tonsils, Spleen, and Thymus

mass of lymphoid tissue located above the heart, reaches its greatest size at puberty and becomes smaller with age

• Tonsils

• Lymph Nodes

• Thymus

• Spleen

masses of lymphatic tissue that filter interstitial fluid

• tonsils

• spleen

• pharyngeal tonsils

• thymus

tonsils that are located on either side of the throat(sides of the soft palate)

• Lingual tonsils

• palatine tonsils

• pharyngeal tonsil

also called adenoids; located in posterior wall of nasopharynx

• pharyngeal tonsil

• palatine tonsils

• lingual tonsils

Another name for pharyngeal tonsil

• adenoids

• Lymphatic tissue

• nasopharynx

what does the thymus do?

• produces leukocytes and antibodies, destroys old erythrocytes (red blood cells)

• atrophies after puberty and is replaced with connective tissue

• tube that drains the lymph from the rest of the body

produces leukocytes and antibodies, destroys old erythrocytes (red blood cells)

• Spleen

• Tonsils

• Thymus

• Cisterna chyli

where is the spleen located?

• mass of lymphoid tissue located above the heart, reaches its greatest size at puberty and becomes smaller with age

• located beneath the left side of the diaphragm and in the upper part of the stomach

• located on either side of the throat(sides of the soft palate)