Tags: Anatomical Structure.
The lacrimal glands are paired almond-shaped glands one for each eye that secrete the aqueous layer of the tear film. They are situated in the upper outer portion of each orbit in the lacrimal fossa of the orbit formed by the frontal bone. Inflammation of the lacrimal glands is called dacryoadenitis. The lacrimal gland produces tears which then flow into canals that lead to the lacrimal sac.
