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nasolacrimal duct

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002392


The paired channels leading from the lacrimal sacs to the inferior meatus of the nose, through which tears are conducted through the nasal cavity. [ http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0-683-40008-8&isbn=1/ MP:0008969 ]

Term info

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim

UBPROP 0000003

The nasolacrimal duct is probably homologous to the posterior (excurrent) naris of actinopterygian fishes.[uncertain][VHOG]

UBPROP 0000010

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 related synonym

tear duct, d. nasolacrimalis

has broad synonym

nasolacrimal duct - posterior naris

id

UBERON:0002392

prefLabel

Nasolacrimal duct