Lacrimal apparatus
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Lacrimal apparatus
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The lacrimal apparatus is the physiological system containing the orbital structures for tear production and drainage. It consists of: 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, and the nasolacrimal duct, by which the fluid is conveyed into the cavity of the nose, emptying anterioinferiorly to the inferior nasal conchae
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Physiological system containing the orbital structures for tear production and drainage
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacrimal_apparatus
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2024-01-31T06:21:14Z
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