Question

What structures are located on roof of the nasopharynx and on each side of the pharynx?

Answer 1

tonsils

Figure 21.10 Locations and Histology of the Tonsils  a  The pharyngeal tonsil is located on the roof of the posterior superior wall of the nasopharynx. The palatine tonsils lay on each side of the pharynx.  b  A micrograph shows the palatine tonsil tissue. LM  40.  Micrograph provided by the Regents of the University of Michigan Medical School  2012 .