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Lacrimal sacs receive tears from the lacrimal ducts and carry them to the nasal cavity.
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Dilated area between the canaliculi and the nasolacrimal duct.
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either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands
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Tear sac. Collects the tears from the canaliculi and drains into the nose.
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The lacrimal gland, or tear gland''', 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.
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