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VI-64, Slide 40, Lingual Tonsil (H&E). The lingual tonsils consist of numerous small tonsils covered by nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium. Three tonsils are evident in this view. Each lingual tonsil has 1 to 3 lymphoid follicles. Minor salivary glands (S) and skeletal muscle (M) are directly adjacent to the lingual tonsils. A capsule is not present.