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How are tears created in the eye?
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Glands : In the eyelids and lacrimal glands in the upper orbit.
Answered 12/26/2012
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Two types: Emotional tears- lacrimal gland under outer upper lid. Regular tears: three layers. Mucous- goblet cells in conjunctiva. Aqueous- krause and wolfring glands in conjunctiva. Oily- meibomian gland in lids.
Answered 6/26/2017
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