Tags: Anatomical Structure.
The lacrimal canaliculi one in each eyelid commence at minute orifices termed puncta lacrimalia (or lacrimal punctum or lacrimal point) on the summits of the papillae lacrimales seen on the margins of the lids at the lateral extremity of the lacus lacrimalis. There are two lacrimal puncta in the medial (inside) portion of each eye. Together they function to collect tears produced by the lacrimal glands.
