The lacrimal sac or lachrymal sac is the upper dilated end of the nasolacrimal duct, and is lodged in a deep groove formed by the lacrimal bone and frontal...

nasolacrimal duct is located, is referred to as the lacrimal fossa (or fossa for the lacrimal sac). Fossa for lacrimal gland This article incorporates text in the...

secreted by the lacrimal ducts, and flow over the ocular surface, and then into canals that connect to the lacrimal sac. From that sac, the tears drain...

lacrimal canaliculi (sg.: canaliculus) are the small channels in each eyelid that drain lacrimal fluid, from the lacrimal puncta to the lacrimal sac....

portion of one bone, the lacrimal fossa, houses the membranous lacrimal sac. Tears, from the lacrimal glands, collect in this sac during excessive lacrimation...

carries tears from the lacrimal sac of the eye into the nasal cavity. The duct begins in the eye socket between the maxillary and lacrimal bones, from where...

The lacrimal part is a small, thin muscle, about 6 mm in breadth and 12 mm in length, situated behind the medial palpebral ligament and lacrimal sac. It...

Dacryocystitis is an infection of the lacrimal sac, secondary to obstruction of the nasolacrimal duct at the junction of the lacrimal sac. The term derives from Greek...

eye; it is a j-shaped serous gland located in lacrimal fossa. The lacrimal canaliculi, the lacrimal sac, and the nasolacrimal duct, by which the fluid...

disease.[citation needed] Dacryoliths or cast formation, within the lacrimal sac can also produce obstruction of the nasolacrimal duct. Sinus disease...

the nose from the lacrimal sac when the nasolacrimal duct does not function. A dacryocystostomy is an incision into the lacrimal sac, usually to promote...

The opening of each canaliculus is the lacrimal punctum. From the punctum, tears will enter the lacrimal sac, then on to the nasolacrimal duct, and finally...

collect tears produced by the lacrimal glands. The fluid is conveyed through the lacrimal canaliculi to the lacrimal sac, and thence via the nasolacrimal...

a lacrimal gland. A dacryocystectomy is the surgical removal of a part of the lacrimal sac. A dacryocystostomy is an incision into the lacrimal sac, usually...

Lacrimal hamulus Lacrimal lake Lacrimal nerve Lacrimal papilla Lacrimal punctum Lacrimal sac Lacrimal secretion, see Tears Lacrimal tubercle Nasolacrimal...

corresponding groove on the lacrimal is brought into continuity, and together they form the lacrimal fossa for the lodgement of the lacrimal sac. The lateral margin...

branches of the ophthalmic artery. It contributes arterial supply to the lacrimal sac, and outer surface of the nose. The dorsal nasal artery is one of the...

surgical procedure to restore the flow of tears into the nose from the lacrimal sac when the nasolacrimal duct does not function. A small incision is made...

Fecal sac Gestational sac Greater sac Gular skin or throat sac Ink sac Lacrimal sac, eye-and-nose-associated structure Lesser sac Ovule or embryo sac Pleural...

The anterior lacrimal crest is a bony projection on the frontal process of the maxilla. It creates the lateral margin of the lacrimal sac fossa and is...

fossa Pterygopalatine fossa Pterygoid fossa Lacrimal fossa Fossa for lacrimal gland Fossa for lacrimal sac Scaphoid fossa Condyloid fossa Rhomboid fossa...

with the dorsal nasal branch of the ophthalmic artery. It supplies the lacrimal sac, the orbicularis oculi muscle, and the outer side of the nose. The angular...

cavity. It is also in use in dacryocystorhinostomy surgery in which the lacrimal sac mucosa is connected to the nasal mucosa above the level of the mechanical...

supraciliaris runs from the brow, curving downwards towards the lachrymal sac. Epicanthus palpebralis begins above the upper tarsus and extends to the...

the sense of hearing The nasolacrimal ducts, to carry tears from the lacrimal sac into the nasal cavity The anus, for defecation The urinary meatus, for...

of the maxilla. The posterior lacrimal crest is just behind the lacrimal sac, and its upper part lodges the lacrimal sac. The lower part lodges the nasolacrimal...

cranial nerves II, III, IV, V, and VI, blood vessels, fat, the lacrimal gland with its sac and duct, the eyelids, medial and lateral palpebral ligaments...

eye; it is a serous gland located in lacrimal fossa. It is a j-shaped gland; The lacrimal canaliculi, the lacrimal sac, and the nasolacrimal duct, by which...

Nasolacrimal duct obstruction disrupts the lacrimal drainage system, eventually creating a swelling cyst in the lacrimal sac area by the nasal cavity. The location...

affects the tear sac it may be dacryocystitis. Okumura, Yuta; Takai, Yoshiko; Yasuda, Shunsuke; Terasaki, Hiroko (2017). "Bilateral lacrimal caruncle lesions"...