Term Name: lacrimal apparatus
Synonyms: apparatus lacrimalis, lacrimal drainage system, lacrymal system, nasolacrimal drainage system, nasolacrimal system
Definition: A network of orbital structures of the eye that secrete and drain tears from the surface of the eyeball into the nasal cavity; these parts include the lacrimal glands, lacrimal lake, lacrimal ducts, lacrimal canals, lacrimal sacs, nasolacrimal ducts, and lacrimal puncta.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0001750]

Relationships
develops from: external ectoderm
is part of: camera-type eye ocular adnexa ocular surface region
has parts: lacrimal drainage system lacrimal gland lacrimal gland bud
is a type of: anatomical system ectoderm-derived structure