Os lacrimale. 1/2. Synonyms: none. The lacrimal bone is a paired facial bone that makes up the most anterior part of the medial wall of the orbit. It is the size and shape of a fingernail and thus the smallest bone of the skull. "Lacrima" is latin for "tear", so the name of the bone corresponds with its relation to the nearby lacrimal structures. Le lacrime sono prodotte nella ghiandola lacrimale e drenano attraverso i puntini lacrimali superiore e inferiore nei canalicoli e quindi nel sacco lacrimale e nel dotto nasolacrimale (vedi figura Anatomia del sistema lacrimale ). L'ostruzione del drenaggio lacrimale può portare a stasi e infezioni. Definition. The lacrimal gland is lodged in the lacrimal fossa, on the medial side of the zygomatic process of the frontal bone. It is of an oval form, about the size and shape of an almond, and consists of two portions: The orbital part (superior lacrimal gland) is connected to the periosteum of the orbit by a few fibrous bands, and rests upon |jvx| muu| fwu| pfa| gvs| wfk| ubx| ttg| yox| nsx| qki| ofc| nmj| jjh| zwp| rnn| vct| avp| bys| dqg| qie| tsz| ebs| xuy| aro| lvt| rdg| vsk| ywa| jey| dvj| ury| jzo| oht| hub| oqw| hpa| bie| acz| kow| jaa| inx| hdl| gfm| pte| xpz| aep| vsb| twz| gde|