Imagine your throat is like a city, and tonsils are the first line of defense, tiny soldiers that help catch germs before they go anywhere else. They do this by making special fighters called white blood cells to fight infections. But sometimes, they get too busy fighting, and you end up with sore throats or even need them removed.
Examples
- Imagine your tonsils are like little soldiers guarding your throat from germs that come in with every breath you take.
- Tonsils can get so busy fighting germs that they swell up and make your throat sore, just like when you have a cold.
- Sometimes, kids get their tonsils removed because they keep getting infections from playing too much or breathing in lots of bacteria.
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See also
- Why Do Humans Have Such Weird Body Hair Patterns?
- Why Do Humans Have Belly Buttons?
- Why Do Humans Get Sick More Often Than Other Animals?
- How come large herbivores have such thin legs?
- Why don't mammals have more than 4 limbs?