Assertion: adenoid | /r/CapableOf | function as a defense mechanism
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text: 1) the theory that the pharyngeal tonsil is part of a tonsillar ring, functioning as a defense mechanism, protecting the lower reaches of the digestive and respiratory passageways; 2) the problem of a function for the lymphocyte; 3) the pharyngeal tonsil as a source of blood lymphocytes; as well as, 4) the general functional interpretations which include the tonsils along with other lymphatic tissue structures.