Pharyngeal tonsil is lined by?
Correct Answer: Pseudostratified columnar epithelium
Description: On the posterior wall of pharynx is a prominence, best marked in childhood, produced by a mass of lymphoid tissue, which is known as the pharyngeal tonsil.The pharyngeal tonsil is a single tonsil situated in the superior-- posterior poion of the pharynx. It is covered by ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium. Ref: Anatomy of the Human Body Henry Gray.
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