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THE ESSENTIALS OF HISTOLOGY 



The lachrymal gland may be briefly mentioned in connection with 

 the eyelid. It is a compound racemose gland, yielding a watery secre- 

 tion, and resembling in structure the serous salivary glands, such as 

 the parotid. 



FIG. 248. VERTICAL SECTION OF HUMAN CORNEA FROM NEAR THE MARGIN. 



(Magnified.) 



1, epithelium ; 2, anterior homogeneous lamina ; 3. snbstantia propria corneas ; 4, posterior 

 homogeneous (elastic) lamina; 5, epithelium of the anterior chamber; a, oblique fibres 

 in the anterior layer of the substantia propria ; b, lamellas, the fibres of which are cut 

 across, producing a dotted appearance ; c, corneal corpuscles appearing fusiform in section ; 

 d, bundles of fibres cut longitudinally ; e, transition to the sclerotic, with more distinct 

 fibrillation, and surmounted by a thicker epithelium ; /, small blood-vessels cut across 

 near the margin of the cornea. 



The sclerotic coat is composed of dense fibrous tissue, the bundles 

 of which are intimately interlaced. It is thickest at the back of the 



