Lacrimal sac
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| Lacrimal sac | |
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| The lacrimal apparatus. Right side. (Lacrimal sac visible at upper right.) | |
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| 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 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | s_01/12717293 |
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 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.
Additional images
 Medial wall of left orbit. |
 Left orbicularis oculi, seen from behind. |
See also
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