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Eyelid
In this image of the eyelid the exterior surface is upwards, the eyeball is below. The conjunctival surface shows both serous and sebum-secreting glands, the latter called Meibomium glands. Along with the lacrimal gland, they produce the tear film that bathes the eye.
![Skin <p>In this image of the eyelid the exterior surface is upwards, the eyeball is below. The conjunctival surface shows both serous and sebum-secreting glands, the latter called Meibomium glands. Along with the lacrimal gland, they produce the tear film that bathes the eye.</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Or.Eye_.Eyelid-2-1-ping.png)
Skin
In this image of the eyelid the exterior surface is upwards, the eyeball is below. The conjunctival surface shows both serous and sebum-secreting glands, the latter called Meibomium glands. Along with the lacrimal gland, they produce the tear film that bathes the eye.
![Hair follicles <p>In this image of the eyelid the exterior surface is upwards, the eyeball is below. The conjunctival surface shows both serous and sebum-secreting glands, the latter called Meibomium glands. Along with the lacrimal gland, they produce the tear film that bathes the eye.</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Or.Eye_.Eyelid-2-2-ping.png)
Hair follicles
In this image of the eyelid the exterior surface is upwards, the eyeball is below. The conjunctival surface shows both serous and sebum-secreting glands, the latter called Meibomium glands. Along with the lacrimal gland, they produce the tear film that bathes the eye.
![Eyelashes <p>In this image of the eyelid the exterior surface is upwards, the eyeball is below. The conjunctival surface shows both serous and sebum-secreting glands, the latter called Meibomium glands. Along with the lacrimal gland, they produce the tear film that bathes the eye.</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Or.Eye_.Eyelid-2-3-ping.png)
Eyelashes
In this image of the eyelid the exterior surface is upwards, the eyeball is below. The conjunctival surface shows both serous and sebum-secreting glands, the latter called Meibomium glands. Along with the lacrimal gland, they produce the tear film that bathes the eye.
![Palpebral conjunctiva <p>In this image of the eyelid the exterior surface is upwards, the eyeball is below. The conjunctival surface shows both serous and sebum-secreting glands, the latter called Meibomium glands. Along with the lacrimal gland, they produce the tear film that bathes the eye.</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Or.Eye_.Eyelid-2-4-ping.png)
Palpebral conjunctiva
In this image of the eyelid the exterior surface is upwards, the eyeball is below. The conjunctival surface shows both serous and sebum-secreting glands, the latter called Meibomium glands. Along with the lacrimal gland, they produce the tear film that bathes the eye.
![Serous glands <p>In this image of the eyelid the exterior surface is upwards, the eyeball is below. The conjunctival surface shows both serous and sebum-secreting glands, the latter called Meibomium glands. Along with the lacrimal gland, they produce the tear film that bathes the eye.</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Or.Eye_.Eyelid-2-5-ping.png)
Serous glands
In this image of the eyelid the exterior surface is upwards, the eyeball is below. The conjunctival surface shows both serous and sebum-secreting glands, the latter called Meibomium glands. Along with the lacrimal gland, they produce the tear film that bathes the eye.
![Meibomium glands <p>In this image of the eyelid the exterior surface is upwards, the eyeball is below. The conjunctival surface shows both serous and sebum-secreting glands, the latter called Meibomium glands. Along with the lacrimal gland, they produce the tear film that bathes the eye.</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Or.Eye_.Eyelid-2-6-ping.png)
Meibomium glands
In this image of the eyelid the exterior surface is upwards, the eyeball is below. The conjunctival surface shows both serous and sebum-secreting glands, the latter called Meibomium glands. Along with the lacrimal gland, they produce the tear film that bathes the eye.
![Tarsus <p>In this image of the eyelid the exterior surface is upwards, the eyeball is below. The conjunctival surface shows both serous and sebum-secreting glands, the latter called Meibomium glands. Along with the lacrimal gland, they produce the tear film that bathes the eye.</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Or.Eye_.Eyelid-2-7-ping.png)
Tarsus
In this image of the eyelid the exterior surface is upwards, the eyeball is below. The conjunctival surface shows both serous and sebum-secreting glands, the latter called Meibomium glands. Along with the lacrimal gland, they produce the tear film that bathes the eye.
![Orbicularis oculi muscle <p>In this image of the eyelid the exterior surface is upwards, the eyeball is below. The conjunctival surface shows both serous and sebum-secreting glands, the latter called Meibomium glands. Along with the lacrimal gland, they produce the tear film that bathes the eye.</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Or.Eye_.Eyelid-2-8-ping.png)
Orbicularis oculi muscle
In this image of the eyelid the exterior surface is upwards, the eyeball is below. The conjunctival surface shows both serous and sebum-secreting glands, the latter called Meibomium glands. Along with the lacrimal gland, they produce the tear film that bathes the eye.
![Image source > <p>This image was taken of a slide from the University of Michigan collection.</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Michigan-source-ping-2.png)
Image source >
This image was taken of a slide from the University of Michigan collection.