04 扁桃体生来就是发炎的吗?What is Tonsillitis & Tonsillectomy?

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TONSILLITIS AND TONSILLECTOMY When a person opens his mouth, there are a lot of things you can see.

One of the most important organs that help fight off infections are among them, also known as tonsils.

Tonsils are often overlooked when you open your mouth.

This is because they're often small and hidden between the two arches.

These tonsils are known as palatine tonsils due to their location near the palate or the roof of the mouth.

How Tonsils Fight off Infection?

The tonsils act like entry point from the throat, picking up virus and bacteria particles which are breathed in or swallowed and relaying this to the immune system.

To help with this role, the surfaces of the tonsils are pitted with a number of little recesses, also called tonsil crypts.

This increases surface area of the tonsils, relaying more viruses or bacteria to the immune system.

How Tonsils Get Infected?

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