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Front view of left eye, with eyelid partly removed to show lachrymal gland (tear-producing gland), and lachrymal duct (tear duct).

Eye and Lachrymal Gland

Front view of left eye, with eyelid partly removed to show lachrymal gland (tear-producing gland), and…

The lacrimal (lachrymal) gland is an oval gland in the orbital portion of the frontal bone. Its tear ducts open by a row of orifices on the upper and outer portion of the palpebral conjunctiva. It's secretion, the tears, lubricates the surface of the eyeball.

The Lacrimal Gland

The lacrimal (lachrymal) gland is an oval gland in the orbital portion of the frontal bone. Its tear…