Lacrimal punctum
Lacrimal punctum | |
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Identifiers | |
Latin | Puncta lacrimalia |
TA98 | A15.2.07.065 |
TA2 | 6854 |
FMA | 59365 |
Anatomical terminology |
The lacrimal punctum (plural puncta) or lacrimal point, is a minute opening on the summits of the lacrimal papillae, seen on the margins of the eyelids at the lateral extremity of the lacrimal lake. There are two lacrimal puncta in the medial (inside) portion of each eyelid.
Together, they function to collect tears produced by the lacrimal glands. The fluid is conveyed through the lacrimal canaliculi to the lacrimal sac, and thence via the nasolacrimal duct to the inner nose.
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A close up of a lacrimal punctum.
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References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1028 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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