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Lachrymal apparatus, which produces tears (eyelid skin has been removed).

Lachrymal Apparatus

Lachrymal apparatus, which produces tears (eyelid skin has been removed).

The lacrimal apparatus consists of the lacrimal gland, which secretes the tears, and its excretory ducts, which convey fluid to the surface of the eye. This fluid is carried away by the lacrimal canals into the lacrimal sac, and along the nasal duct into the cavity of the nose.

Lacrimal Apparatus

The lacrimal apparatus consists of the lacrimal gland, which secretes the tears, and its excretory ducts,…

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…