lacrimal gland

Introduction

The gland that secretes tears. It consists of 6-12 separate compound tubuloalveolar serous glands. It is located in the upper lateral part of the orbit. It is partially divided into the pars palpebralis (smaller) & the pars orbitalis (larger) by the aponeurosis of the levator palpebrae superioris.

Innervation

lacrimal nerve

More general terms

• exocrine gland

Additional terms

• dacryoadenitis
• lacrimal nerve
• lacrimal sac (dacryocyst)
• tears

Component of

• lacrimal apparatus
• eyelid (palpebra, palpebrae)