Lacrimal gland

The lacrimal gland is the tear gland.  It occupies the superior lateral region of the orbit.  

The lacrimal gland receives post-ganglionic parasympathetic innervation from a branch of CN VII after these neurons have synapsed in the pterygo-palatine ganglion. General sensory of the lacrimal gland is sent through the ophthalmic branch of CN V to the brain.