what gland produces tears
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. From this sac, the tears drain through the lacrimal duct into the nose. Anatomists divide the gland into two sections.
1 The lacrimal gland produces tears which enter into the duct that drain the tears from the eye into the nose. 2  The most common symptoms are If one has a plugged up tear duct, not only will tears spill over the eyelids and ru n down the face, but the stagnant tears within the system can become infected.