Lacrimal Bone (Noun)
Meaning
Small fragile bone making up part of the front inner walls of each eye socket and providing room for the passage of the lacrimal ducts.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The lacrimal bone is a small, fragile bone that forms part of the medial wall of the orbit and contains the lacrimal canal.
- In humans, the lacrimal bone is the thinnest and most fragile bone of the face, and it plays a crucial role in protecting the eye.
- The lacrimal bone articulates with the frontal process of the maxilla, the orbital surface of the frontal bone, and the ethmoid bone.
- A fracture of the lacrimal bone can lead to epiphora, or excessive tearing, due to disruption of the normal drainage pathway of the eye.
- The lacrimal bone provides a bony channel for the lacrimal ducts, which carry tears from the eye into the nasal cavity.