Lymphatic nodule: EGG-SHAPED masses of lymphatic tissue that are NOT surrounded by a CAPSULE.
Lymphatic Nodules are scattered throughout the LAMINA PROPRIA (connective tissue) of mucous membranes lining the gastrointestinal, urinary, and reproductive tracts and the respiratory airways.
Lymphatic nodules are also referred to as what?
Mucosa-associated lymphatic tissue (MALT)
What are the 3 examples of Lymphatic Nodules?
Tonsils, Peyer's patches in the Ileum, and Lymphatic nodules in the appendix
1 pharyngeal tonsil (Adenoid): posterior wall of the NASOPHARYNX
2 Palatine Tonsils: posterior wall of the ORAL CAVITY.
