The fluid secreted by the lacrimal gland that keeps the eye moist is known as the?

• A. Lacrimal Sac
• B. Lacrimal Ducts
• C. Lacrimal Gland
• D. Lacrimal Fluid

Answer: (D)

The part being tested is what the lacrimal gland makes to keep the eye moist. The lacrimal gland produces lacrimal fluid, which is the tears that lubricate and protect the eye’s surface. This fluid spreads across the eye and then drains through the tear drainage system (the ducts leading to the lacrimal sac and onward). The lacrimal sac is simply a storage area for tears before they drain away, and the ducts are the channels that carry the fluid from the gland to the eye. So the fluid itself is lacrimal fluid, commonly known as tears.