Papillae lacrimales

Lacrimal papilla
Front of left eye with eyelids separated to show medial canthus. (Lacrimal papilla not labeled, but region visible.)
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Identifiers
Latin	papilla lacrimalis
Dorlands /Elsevier	p_03/12610452
TA	A15.2.07.064
FMA	59407
Anatomical terminology []

At the basal angles of the lacus lacrimalis, on the margin of each eyelid, is a small conical elevation, the lacrimal papilla, the apex of which is pierced by a small orifice, the punctum lacrimale, the commencement of the lacrimal duct.

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)