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Q: What is the function of a caruncle?
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What is a caruncle?

The caruncle is the little pink nodule on the inside corner of the eye. It is comprised of sebaceous oil and sweat glands.


Is a birds plumage restricted to its contour feathers?

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What is another name for a turkeys wattle?

dewlap or caruncle


What is the top of the head of Andean Condors vulture called?

Caruncle


What is prolapse of bladder into the urethra?

A urethral caruncle is a prolapse of the female urethra. It is more common with age.


What is the conical body in medial corner of the eye?

The conical body in the medial corner of the eye is the lacrimal caruncle. It is a small, fleshy mass that contains sebaceous and sweat glands, as well as hair follicles. Its main function is to produce a small amount of tears to keep the eye moist.


What do the outer part of the eye consist of?

the iris, pupil, eyelid and caruncle


What is the small reddish elevation in the corner of the eye that contains glands?

caruncle


What is the function of the lacrimal caruncle?

The function of the caruncula lacrimalis is uncertain. It contains sebacous and sweat glans but they seem unimportant in the presence of the tear glands and Meibomian glands. The form of the caruncula may have a fnction by itself, enhancing the outflow of tears through the canaliculi during blinking of the eyelids.


Wehat is Small bump like growths of skin that cover the turkeys neck?

caruncle.


What is a condor's crest?

The male Andean condor, has a naked fleshy crest on the top of head, called a caruncle.


What is the red structure in the medial eye?

The red structure in the medial eye is the conjunctiva, which is a thin, transparent membrane that covers the white part of the eye (sclera) and lines the inside of the eyelids. Its main function is to protect the eye and keep it moist by producing mucus and tears.