Lacrimal Gland
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lacrimal gland
[′lak·rə·məl ‚gland] (anatomy)
A compound tubuloalveolar gland that secretes tears. Also known as tear gland.
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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.
Lacrimal Gland
a small tubuloalveolar gland secreting tears that bathe and moisten the anterior surfaces of the eyeball and conjunctiva. The lacrimal gland is lodged in a depression of the frontal bone at the outer angle of the orbit. The conjunctiva also has small accessory lacrimal glands that are portions of the lacrimal gland. The efferent ducts of the lacrimal gland open into the conjunctival sac. The gland is innervated by secretory centrifugal fibers of the facial nerve.
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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The
lachrymal glands are important for removing salt from the animal's body.
However, the skull of the Santana specimen, which measures 20 centimeters full length, resembles well-developed ones found in later sea turtles, with its large eye openings to accommodate huge salt-excreting
lachrymal glands necessary for survival in a marine habitat.
Where in the human body are the
lachrymal glands? 1.
When we blink, tears made in the
lachrymal glands sweep across the surface of the eyeball, to wash away dust and germs.
Afterwards it feels a whole load better and all that's happened is that the
lachrymal glands have secreted fluid which has drained through the lachrymal puncta.
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