Crypt (anatomy)

{{More citations needed|date=August 2020}} '''Crypts''' are anatomical structures that are narrow but deep invaginations into a larger structure.

One common type of anatomical crypt is the Crypts of Lieberkühn.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Principles of Physiology|publisher=Academic Publishers|isbn=978-81-89781-34-7|page=240}}</ref> However, it is not the only type: some types of tonsils also have crypts. Because these crypts allow external access to the deep portions of the tonsils, these tonsils are more vulnerable to infection.

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==External links== * {{BUHistology|06601loa}} - "Lymphoid Tissues and Organs: tonsil" * [https://www.siumed.edu/~dking2/erg/GI044b.htm Histology of crypt of tonsil at siumed.edu]

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