loading...| Preferred Name |
lacrimal sac |
| Synonyms |
lacrymal sac saccus lacrimalis lachrymal sac |
| Definitions |
The upper dilated end of the nasolacrimal duct that is lodged in a deep groove formed by the lacrimal bone and frontal process of the maxilla; it connects the lacrimal canaliculi, which drain tears from the eye's surface, and the nasolacrimal duct, which conveys this fluid into the nasal cavity; like the nasolacrimal duct, the sac is lined by stratified columnar epithelium with mucus-secreting goblet cells, and is surrounded by connective tissue. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001351 |
| database_cross_reference |
FMA:20289 UMLS:C0229289 NCIT:C32909 MA:0001298 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacrimal_sac |
| definition |
The upper dilated end of the nasolacrimal duct that is lodged in a deep groove formed by the lacrimal bone and frontal process of the maxilla; it connects the lacrimal canaliculi, which drain tears from the eye's surface, and the nasolacrimal duct, which conveys this fluid into the nasal cavity; like the nasolacrimal duct, the sac is lined by stratified columnar epithelium with mucus-secreting goblet cells, and is surrounded by connective tissue. |
| depicted_by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Gray896.png |
| has_exact_synonym |
lacrymal sac saccus lacrimalis lachrymal sac |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| id |
UBERON:0001351 |
| in_subset | |
| label |
lacrimal sac |
| notation |
UBERON:0001351 |
| part_of | |
| prefixIRI |
UBERON:0001351 |
| prefLabel |
lacrimal sac |
| treeView | |
| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0034944 |