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Saccus lacrimalis

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 process of the maxilla. It connects the lacrimal canaliculi, which drain tears from the eye's surface, and the nasolacrimal duct, which conveys this fluid into the nasal cavity.Medial wall of left orbit.Left orbicularis oculi, seen from behind.The lacrimal apparatus. Right side. (Lacrimal sac visible at upper right.)The tarsi and their ligaments. Right eye; front view. (Lacrimal sac visible at middle right.) 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 process of the maxilla. It connects the lacrimal canaliculi, which drain tears from the eye's surface, and the nasolacrimal duct, which conveys this fluid into the nasal cavity.

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