The main lacrimal gland: * It is an almond shaped gland. It is incompletely divided by the levator aponeurosis into two parts: a. Main orbital portion present in the lacrimal fossa which is present in the upper outer part of roof of the orbit.
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Includes lacrimal gland, accessory lacrimal glands, third eyelid glands and the nasolacrimal duct. Nasolacrimal apparatus in the dog.By permission from McCurnin D, Poffenbarger EM, Small Animal Physical Diagnosis and Clinical Procedures, Saunders, 1991.
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Nasolacrimal duct obstruction. Tear system consists of lacrimal gland (a), punctums (b,e), canalicules (c,f), lacrimal sac (g,d). Tear is then drained through nasolacrimal duct (not shown in the image) into nasal cavity. [edit on Wikidata]
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one of a pair of glands situated superiorly and laterally to the eye bulb in the lacrimal fossa of the frontal bone. It is an oval structure about the size of an almond. The gland has about 10 ducts that run obliquely beneath the conjunctiva and open along the upper and lateral half of the superior conjunctival fornix.
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The ducts of the glands, from six to twelve in number, run obliquely beneath the conjunctiva for a short distance, and open along the upper and lateral half of the superior conjunctival fornix. In structure and general appearance the lacrimal resembles the serous salivary glands. In the recent state the cells are so crowded with granules that their limits can hardly be defined. They contain oval nuclei, and the cell protoplasm is finely fibrillated.
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URL of this page: //medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19671.htm. The lacrimal gland lies within the orbit on the outer portion of the upper eye. The gland continually secretes tears which moisten, lubricate, and protect the surface of the eye. Excess tears drain into small ducts which empty into the nasal cavity.
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The tear-secreting gland lying in the upper and outer corner of the bony eye socket (orbit) and opening by many small ducts into the upper cul-de-sac of the CONJUNCTIVA behind the upper lid. Lacrimal glands secrete during emotional weeping and when the eye is irritated.
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a group of organs concerned with the production and drainage of tears; it is a nutritive and protective device that helps keep the eye moist and free of dust and other irritating particles. Includes lacrimal gland, accessory lacrimal glands, third eyelid glands and the nasolacrimal duct. the lacrimal duct within the eyelid. the rounded, often pigmented swelling at the medial canthus of the eye. congenital displacement of lacrimal tissue results in subconjunctival cysts.
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(Redirected from Blocked tear duct) Tear system consists of lacrimal gland (a), punctums (b,e), canalicules (c,f), lacrimal sac (g,d). Tear is then drained through nasolacrimal duct (not shown in the image) into nasal cavity. [edit on Wikidata]
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The lacrimal gland is lodged in the lacrimal fossa, on the medial side of the zygomatic process of the frontal bone. It is of an oval form, about the size and shape of an almond, and consists of two portions: The orbital part (superior lacrimal gland) is connected to the periosteum of the orbit by a few fibrous bands, and rests upon the tendons of the Recti superioris and lateralis, which separate it from the bulb of the eye.
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what consists of the lacrimal glands and nasolacrimal ducts.
Tear system consists of the lacrimal glands and nasolacrimal ducts.