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Nasolacrimal duct. The lacrimal apparatus. Right side. Outline of bones of face, showing position of air sinuses. The nasolacrimal duct (also called the tear duct) carries tears from the lacrimal sac of the eye into the nasal cavity. [1][2] The duct begins in the eye socket between the maxillary and lacrimal bones, from where it passes ...
Anatomical terminology. [edit on Wikidata] The lacrimal sac or lachrymal sac[1] is the upper dilated end of the nasolacrimal duct, [2] and is lodged in a deep groove formed by the lacrimal bone and frontal process of the maxilla. It connects the lacrimal canaliculi, which drain tears from the eye's surface, and the nasolacrimal duct, which ...
Anatomical terminology. [edit on Wikidata] The lacrimal glands are paired exocrine glands, one for each eye, found in most terrestrial vertebrates and some marine mammals, that secrete the aqueous layer of the tear film. [1] In humans, they are situated in the upper lateral region of each orbit, in the lacrimal fossa of the orbit formed by the ...
The lacrimal apparatus is the physiological system containing the orbital structures for tear production and drainage. [1] The lacrimal gland, which secretes the tears, and its excretory ducts, which convey the fluid to the surface of the eye; it is a j-shaped serous gland located in lacrimal fossa. The lacrimal canaliculi, the lacrimal sac ...
Tears. Tears are a clear liquid secreted by the lacrimal glands (tear gland) found in the eyes of all land mammals. [1] Tears are made up of water, electrolytes, proteins, lipids, and mucins that form layers on the surface of eyes. [2] The different types of tears—basal, reflex, and emotional—vary significantly in composition.
Blinking provides moisture to the eye by irrigation using tears and a lubricant the eyes secrete. The eyelid provides suction across the eye from the tear duct to the entire eyeball to keep it from drying out. Closed eye of a human, displaying eyelashes which function to catch irritants when the eye is blinked.