Lacrimal gland

Japanese: lacrimal gland(英語表記)lacrimalgland
Lacrimal gland

…The organ involved in the secretion and discharge of tears is called the lacrimal organ, and is composed of the lacrimal gland and lacrimal duct. The lacrimal gland is an organ that secretes tears in animals of reptiles and above. In humans, it is divided into two parts by the tendon of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle, and consists of the main lacrimal gland weighing about 1g, which consists of the orbital part and the eyelid part, and the accessory lacrimal gland consisting of the Krause's gland and Wolffing's gland. The main lacrimal gland opens into the superior fornix on the temporal side, the Krause's gland opens into the upper and lower fornix conjunctiva, and the Wolffing's gland opens into the tarsal conjunctiva. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "lacrimal gland" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…涙の分泌と排出にかかわる器官を涙器lacrimal organといい,涙腺と涙道から構成される。涙腺lacrimal glandは,爬虫類以上の動物にみられる涙を分泌する器官で,ヒトでは上瞼挙筋の腱によって二分され,眼窩(がんか)部と眼瞼部からなる重量約1gの主涙腺と,クラウゼ腺,ウォルフリング腺からなる副涙腺とがある。主涙腺は上円蓋耳側部に開口し,また,クラウゼ腺は上下円蓋部結膜に,ウォルフリング腺は瞼板結膜におのおの開口している。…

※「lacrimal gland」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  Lacrimal organ

>>:  la Cour, P. (English spelling) laCourP

Recommend

Richter, L.

...In the 1960s, Charles Keeping and Brian L. Wil...

Daimaru Co., Ltd. - Daimaru

A prestigious department store centered in the Kan...

Vacant land - Kuukanchi

Under the ancient Ritsuryo system, uncultivated l...

Niobium and tantalum mineral

A mineral containing niobium (Nb) and tantalum (Ta...

Emperor Kangxi

1654-1722 The fourth emperor of the Qing Dynasty o...

ESCARGOT

The name of Toshiba's cyclone handheld cleaner...

Kayseri (English spelling)

Ancient Mazaca, Roman Caesarea. Located in central...

Bathhouse Girl - Yuna

A woman who worked at hot spring resorts and bath...

Fujiwara no Kiyokawa - Fujiwara no Kiyokawa

Years of birth: Years of birth and death unknown. ...

Inka - Inka

〘Noun〙 ("In" means a sign or seal of app...

Rameau's Nephew - Rameau's Nephew

This is a dialogue-style novel written by the Fre...

Detention - Kochi

Detention in a penal institution means detaining ...

Vitreous opacity

…These are vitreous floaters (myodesopsia). What ...

Bromeliad - Bromeliad

...The fruit is a capsule or berry, with small se...

Chusenshi - Chusenshi

This was one of the Ryoge no Kan (official offices...