Ordinarily tears are carried off by the thin lacrimal ducts placed at the inner canthus. From Wordnik.com. [The Human Brain]
The conjunctiva is kept moist by the secretions ( "tears") of the tear glands, a name that is Latinized to lacrimal glands ( "tear" L). From Wordnik.com. [The Human Brain]
Exposure to ultrasonography, CT scanning, MRI and lacrimal scintigraphy are an active part of the oculoplastic fellowship training program. From Wordnik.com. [Curriculum] Reference
So, as I write, yellowy green goo is building up in my lacrimal system and requires repetitive and tender cleaning every half hour or so, which is fun. From Wordnik.com. […conjunctivitis « Sven’s guide to…] Reference
This is suggested by analogy with the regulation of secretion in the lacrimal, salivary, or peptic glands, or the maintenance of blood pressure in the heart and arteries. From Wordnik.com. [Glaucoma A Symposium Presented at a Meeting of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society, November 17, 1913] Reference
The nasal bones extend toward the back of the skull as ridges, and then join with the lacrimal bones to form a grooved crest which extends perpendicularly from the skull. From Wordnik.com. [Fossil Friday] Reference
In response to strong emotions the lacrimal glands are particularly active, and secrete tears past the capacity of the lacrimal ducts, even at their best, to dispose of them. From Wordnik.com. [The Human Brain]
Articulation of nasal and lacrimal bones with maxilla. From Wordnik.com. [Illustrations. Fig. 154] Reference
The lacrimal Ducts (ductus lacrimalis; lacrimal canals). From Wordnik.com. [X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1c. 3. The Accessory Organs of the Eye] Reference
Is there any history of lacrimal, nasal, or sinus surgery?. From Wordnik.com. [LearnHub Activities] Reference
Or was it just a little harmless exercise of the lacrimal glands?. From Wordnik.com. [Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen] Reference
It arises from the orbital surface of the maxilla, lateral to the lacrimal groove. From Wordnik.com. [X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1c. 3. The Accessory Organs of the Eye] Reference
You may profit from therapeutic interventions to stimulate your lacrimal apparatus. From Wordnik.com. [RxPG News : Latest Medical, Healthcare and Research News] Reference
In the superior orbital fissure it occasionally gives off a branch to the lacrimal nerve. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 5d. The Trochlear Nerve (N. Trochlearis; Fourth Nerve)] Reference
These glands, named lacrimal glands secrete lacrimal fluid, or what most people know as tears. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Sometimes the latter branch is absent, and a continuation of the lacrimal is substituted for it. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 5e. The Trigeminal Nerve] Reference
The proteins discovered in the lacrimal fluid were found to be used in the human stress response. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
In structure and general appearance the lacrimal resembles the serous salivary glands (p. 1136). From Wordnik.com. [X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1c. 3. The Accessory Organs of the Eye] Reference
The inferior nasal concha articulates with four bones: the ethmoid, maxilla, lacrimal, and palatine. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 5b. 6. The Inferior Nasal Concha] Reference
Schrank was diagnosed with lacrimal cancer on December 20, 2006, while serving as an active duty marine. From Wordnik.com. [Newswise: Latest News] Reference
It enters the lacrimal gland and gives off several filaments, which supply the gland and the conjunctiva. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 5e. The Trigeminal Nerve] Reference
The lacrimal gland is lodged in the lacrimal fossa, on the medial side of the zygomatic process of the frontal bone. From Wordnik.com. [X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1c. 3. The Accessory Organs of the Eye] Reference
The lacrimal nerve is occasionally absent, and its place is then taken by the zygomaticotemporal branch of the maxillary. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 5e. The Trigeminal Nerve] Reference
Fistulas may arise from wounds of glandular organs or their ducts, and thus we have the so-called mammary or lacrimal fistulas. From Wordnik.com. [Special Report on Diseases of the Horse] Reference
When the brain signals for the glands to secrete tears, gravity or capillary action draws the lacrimal fluid onto the eye's surface. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
The mucus layer, which is composed mainly of goblet cells and intraepithelial mucus glands, serves as a way to help drain lacrimal fluid. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
The Nasociliary Nerve (n. nasociliaris; nasal nerve) is intermediate in size between the frontal and lacrimal, and is more deeply placed. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 5e. The Trigeminal Nerve] Reference
From it two processes are given off; one to enclose the lacrimal gland, the other to hold the pulley of the Obliquus superior in position. From Wordnik.com. [X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1c. 3. The Accessory Organs of the Eye] Reference
Sjogren's syndrome is an autoimmune exocrinopathy that chiefly destroys the salivary and lacrimal glands by lympho-plasmacytic infiltration. From Wordnik.com. [BioMed Central - Latest articles] Reference
Again we may have two orbits with an absence of eyes but the presence of the lacrimal glands, or the eyes may be present or very imperfectly developed. From Wordnik.com. [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference
Our lacrimal gland which regulates tear secretion, concentrates manganese, a necessary mineral involved with our moods, and tears remove this concentrated mineral from our body. From Wordnik.com. [TierneyLab] Reference
These acts may force air though the reptiles 'sinuses, where they stimulate fluid in the tear, or lacrimal, glands and force them into the eyes-sometimes to the point of overflow. From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference
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