Home
Class 12
BIOLOGY
Number of tonsils is...

Number of tonsils is

A

2

B

4

C

6

D

8

Text Solution

AI Generated Solution

The correct Answer is:
To determine the number of tonsils in the human body, we can follow these steps: ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Identify the Types of Tonsils**: - There are four main types of tonsils in the human body: - **Adenoid Tonsils** (also known as Pharyngeal Tonsils) - **Tubal Tonsils** - **Palatine Tonsils** - **Lingual Tonsils** 2. **Count Each Type**: - **Adenoid Tonsils**: There is **1** adenoid tonsil located at the roof of the pharynx. - **Tubal Tonsils**: There are **2** tubal tonsils, which are present in pairs. - **Palatine Tonsils**: There are **2** palatine tonsils, also present in pairs, located on the sides of the oropharynx. - **Lingual Tonsils**: There is **1** lingual tonsil located behind the tongue. 3. **Calculate the Total Number of Tonsils**: - Adding them together: - Adenoid Tonsils: 1 - Tubal Tonsils: 2 - Palatine Tonsils: 2 - Lingual Tonsils: 1 - Total = 1 (Adenoid) + 2 (Tubal) + 2 (Palatine) + 1 (Lingual) = **6 tonsils**. 4. **Select the Correct Option**: - Given the options: 2, 4, 6, 8, the correct answer is **6**. ### Final Answer: The number of tonsils in the human body is **6**. ---
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • DIGESTION AND ABSORPTION

    DINESH PUBLICATION ENGLISH|Exercise RQ|1 Videos

  • COELENTERATA AND CTENOPHORA (OR CNIDARIA AND ACNIDARIA)

    DINESH PUBLICATION ENGLISH|Exercise CYG|10 Videos

  • DIVERSITY IN ANGIOSPERM MORPHOLOGY

    DINESH PUBLICATION ENGLISH|Exercise Check your Grasp|10 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

A: Number of ions in 9 gram of NH_(4)^(+) is equal to Avogadro's number ( N_(A) ). R: Number of ions is equal to number of atoms.

Which of the following are true for an element ? (i) Atomic number = number of protons + number of electrons (ii) Mass number = number of protons + number of neutrons (iii) Atomic number = number of protons = number of neutrons (iv) Atomic number = number of protons = number of electrons

In a college, out of 4320 students, 2300 are girls. Find the ratio of(a) Number of girls to the total number of students.(b) Number of boys to the number of girls(c) Number of boys to the total number of students

There are 45 persons working in an office. If the number offemales is 25 and the remaining are males, find the ratio of :(a) The number of females to number of males.(b) The number of males to number of females.

the number of seats in a row is equal to the total number of rows in a hall .the total number of seats in the hall will increase by 375. If the number of rows is doubled and the number of seats in each row is reduced by 5 find the number of rows in the hall

The total number of orbitals possible for the quantum number n is

The number of divisors a number 38808 can have, excluding 1 and the number itself is:

Three times the difference of one - third of a number and one - fifth of a number. When added to the sum of one - third of the number and one - fifth of the number is one less than the number . Find the number.