Lacrimal Gland Flashcards
What is the location of the lacrimal gland?
Lacrimal fossa of frontal bone in superolateral part of orbital wall
What rests in the lacrimal fossa?
Orbital part of lacrimal gland
What is the name given to the part of the lacrimal gland outside of the lacrimal fossa?
Palpebral part of lacrimal gland
What are the parts of the lacrimal gland?
Orbital and palpebral parts
The lacrimal gland is an example of what classification of gland?
Exocrine gland
What is the single common characteristic of exocrine glands?
Ducts drain product from the secretory units of the gland
In what location will the lacrimal gland ducts open?
Superior fornix
Superior and inferior lacrimal canaliculi drain into what structure?
Lacrimal sac
What is the name of the structure draining the lacrimal sac?
Nasolacrimal duct
The nasolacrimal duct will open into what specific location?
Inferior nasal meatus of nasal cavity
What is the drainage pattern of tears?
- lacrimal punctum
- lacrimal canaliculus
- lacrimal sac
- nasolacrimal duct
- inferior nasal meatus
Visceral Efferent (VE) pathways innervate what structures?
Smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glandular tissues
What specific pathways are identified with VE innervation?
Sympathetic and parasympathetic motor pathways
How many neurons are involved in the VE pathways from CNS to target cell?
Two motor neurons
What is the location for the second neuron in the VE pathway?
Typically a ganglion