The tonsils are part of the lymphatic system. Comprised of lymphatic tissue, each tonsil is located on either side of the back of the throat. Usually, tonsils are equal in size, pink in color, and covered with small deep depressions called crypts.
The 2016 Como, Mississippi, population is 1,245. There are 659 people per square mile (population density).
As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 121,026 (a July 1, 2012 estimate has placed the population at 124,042). It is also part of the larger Jonesboro-Paragould Combined Statistical Area.