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BTO (BRENDA Tissue Ontology)

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Tissue

Details for tear gland

tear gland

BTO (BRENDA Tissue Ontology) ID

BTO:0000044

BTO:0000044 is linked to 29 enzymes:

Definition

An acinous gland that is about the size and shape of an almond, secretes tears, and is situated laterally and superiorly to the bulb of the eye in a shallow depression on the inner surface of the frontal bone

Synonyms

1. lacrimal gland

References

1. Fast Health Medical Dictionary: http://www.fasthealth.com/dictionary/

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tissues, cell types and enzyme sources

animal

whole body is a

gland

excretory gland is a

tear gland is a

sense organ

eye

tear gland

head

eye

tear gland

Tree view

tissues, cell types and enzyme sources

tissues, cell types and enzyme sources is a

animal

whole body is a

body wall

cardiovascular system part of

connective tissue part of

embryonic structure is a

gland

apocrine gland is a

endocrine gland is a

prostate gland anterior lobe part of

prostate gland dorsolateral lobe part of

prostate gland ventral lobe part of

excretory gland is a

amphidial gland is a

antennal gland is a

excretion

excretory canal cell is a

kidney

malpighian tubule is a

olfactory gland is a

salt gland is a

sweat gland is a

tear gland is a

exocrine gland is a

holocrine gland is a

merocrine gland is a

milk gland is a

secretion

secretory cell is a

stichosome is a

head

hematopoietic system part of

immune system part of

integument part of

limb

muscular system part of

nervous system part of

pacemaker cell part of

pluripotent stem cell part of

primary cell part of

respiratory system part of

sense organ part of

skeletal system part of

soft body part part of

trunk

urogenital system part of

viscus

fungus

organism form is a

other source is a

plant