<P> When used unqualified , the term most commonly refers specifically to the palatine tonsils , which are masses of lymphatic material situated at either side of the back of the human throat . The palatine tonsils and the nasopharyngeal tonsil are lymphoepithelial tissues located near the oropharynx and nasopharynx ( parts of the throat ) . </P>
where are the tonsils located in the throat
at either side of the back of the human throat