Nasolacrimal duct

The passage leading downward from the lacrimal sac on each side of the inferior meatus of the nose through which tears are conducted into the nasal cavity.


A duct which drains tears from the lacrimal sac into the nose.


Duct that carries tears from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity.


A tube that carries tears from the lacrimal sac to the inside of the nose.


Any of three thin scroll-like bones that form the sides of the nasal cavity. The superior and middle nasal conchae are part of the ethmoid bone; the inferior nasal conchae are a separate pair of bones of the face.


The duct that passes through the hole (nasolacrimal canal) in the palatine bone of the skull. It drains the tears away from the lacrimal apparatus into the inferior meatus of the nose.


A duct that goes through the nasolacrimal canal in the palatine bone of the skull. The duct drains the tears from the lacrimal (tear) glands into the nose.


A duct that conveys tears from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity. It opens beneath the inferior nasal concha.


It is a duct that transports tears from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity.


The nasolacrimal duct is a passage that directs tears into the nasal cavity. This duct is a component of the lacrimal apparatus.


 

 


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