(anatomy) The dilation at the upper end of the nasolacrimal duct within the medial canthus of the eye. Also known as dacryocyst.
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(anatomy) The dilation at the upper end of the nasolacrimal duct within the medial canthus of the eye. Also known as dacryocyst.
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The upper portion of the nasolacrimal duct into which the two lacrimal ducts empty. Also called dacryocyst, tear sac.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands
Synonyms: tear sac, dacryocyst
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| Lacrimal sac | |
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| The lacrimal apparatus. Right side. (Lacrimal sac visible at upper right.) | |
| The tarsi and their ligaments. Right eye; front view. (Lacrimal sac visible at middle right.) | |
| Latin | saccus lacrimalis |
| Gray's | subject #227 1028 |
| Artery | angular artery |
The lacrimal sac is the upper dilated end of the nasolacrimal duct, and is lodged in a deep groove formed by the lacrimal bone and frontal process of the maxilla. It connects the lacrimal canaliculi, which drain tears from the eye's surface, and the nasolacrimal duct, which conveys this fluid into the nasal cavity.
This is mainly for high amounts of tears, in which the lacrimal sac pumps inward and outward driven by the orbicularis muscle during blinking.
It is oval in form and measures from 12 to 15 mm. in length; its upper end is closed and rounded; its lower is continued into the nasolacrimal duct.
Its superficial surface is covered by a fibrous expansion derived from the medial palpebral ligament, and its deep surface is crossed by the lacrimal part of the Orbicularis oculi, which is attached to the crest on the lacrimal bone.
Like the nasolacrimal duct, the sac is lined by stratified columnar epithelium with mucus-secreting goblet cells, with surrounding connective tissue.
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