lacrimal gland

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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

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999