Lacrimal canaliculus

Nerves · Latin: Canaliculus lacrimalis

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The lacrimal canaliculi, (sing. canaliculus), are the small channels in each eyelid that drain lacrimal fluid, from the lacrimal puncta to the lacrimal sac.

This forms part of the lacrimal apparatus that drains lacrimal fluid from the surface of the eye to the nasal cavity.

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