What do you know about lacrimal glands? Quiz

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    Which of the following is not lacrimal passage?

    • Lacrimal sac
    • Puncta 
    • Nostrils 
    • Canaliculi
    • Nasolacrimal duct
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Have you read about each exocrine gland in detail? What do you know about lacrimal glands? Can you pass this lacrimal glands quiz? Give it a try and test your understanding of lacrimal gland anatomy. The lacrimal gland is a paired exocrine gland with the primary function of tear production and is located above each eyeball. What else do you know about it? Let's check it out with the quiz that is given below. Play the quiz, then!

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  • 2. 

    Eyelids & their blinking action help distribute tears across cornea & transport tears to puncta. 

    • True

    • False

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  • 3. 

    Sympathetic fibres of lacrimal gland originate from the superior cervical ganglion & are carried by the internal carotid plexus & deep petrosal nerve, they join with the parasympathetic fibres in the nerve of pterygoid canal & follow the same route to supply the gland.

    • True

    • False

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  • 4. 

    Which of the following carries tears to lacrimal sac?

    • Puncta 

    • Canaliculi

    • Nasolacrimal duct

    • Inferior concha 

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  • 5. 

    Which of the following nerve innervates sensory part of lacrimal gland?

    • Nasociliary nerve 

    • Tentorial nerve 

    • Lacrimal nerve 

    • Frontal nerve 

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  • 6. 

    Orbital and palpebral part of lacrimal gland are separated by which of the following?

    • Orbicularis oculi 

    • Tendon Levator palpebral superiors 

    • Inferior concha 

    • Infundibulum 

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  • 7. 

    Lacrimal gland consist of small deep orbital part and large superficial palpebral part.

    • True

    • False

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  • 8. 

    Which of the following is not true regarding palpebral part of the Lacrimal gland?

    • Innervated by supratrochlear nerve 

    • 1/3rd size of the orbital part

    •  orbital part located posteriorly 

    • Found beneath levator aponeurosis

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  • 9. 

    Lacrimal excretory system drains tears from lacus lacrimalis into which of the following? 

    • Lacrimal sac 

    • Cribriform plate 

    • Inferior meatus 

    • Superior concha 

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  • 10. 

    Which of the following glands secrete a tear film that protects ocular surface & helps maintain optimal vision?

    • Parotid gland 

    • Main gland 

    • Mucous gland 

    • Accessory glands

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  • 11. 

    Upper part of the lacrimal sac is known as               

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  • 12. 

    Which of the following nerves are involved in the parasympathetic innervation of the lacrimal gland?

    • Nerve of pterygoid canal 

    • Zygomatic nerve

    • Great petrosal nerve 

    • Supratrochlear nerve 

    • Maxillary nerve

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  • 13. 

    Which of the following is true about orbital part of the lacrimal gland?

    • Has 2 surfaces, 1 border & 2 extremities

    • Innervated by Buccal branch of facial nerve 

    • Paired almond-shaped glands

    • Located in a fossa on the anterosuperolateral aspect of the orbit

    • 1/3 size of the palpebral part 

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