…Medically, it is called tears. 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 by the tendon of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle, and there is 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 the Wolffing's gland. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "lacrimal organ" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…医学的には涙液という。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。… ※「lacrimal organ」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 |
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