Lacrimal apparatus

Lacrimal apparatus

The lacrimal apparatus. Right side.
Details
Identifiers
Latin Apparatus lacrimalis
TA A15.2.07.056
FMA 55605

Anatomical terminology

The lacrimal apparatus is the physiological system containing the orbital structures for tear production and drainage.[1]
It consists of:

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. Cassin, B. and Solomon, S. Dictionary of Eye Terminology. Gainesville, Florida: Triad Publishing Company, 1990.


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