part of part of connecting branch of vessel supplies blood to Homo sapiens system ophthalmic artery lacrimal artery http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/Gray514.png The lacrimal artery arises close to the optic foramen, and is one of the largest branches derived from the ophthalmic artery: not infrequently it is given off before the artery enters the orbit. It accompanies the lacrimal nerve along the upper border of the Lateral Rectus, supplies the lacrimal gland. [WP,unvetted]. a. lacrimalis FMA:49927 UBERON:0001622 MA:0001988 NCIT:C52948 EMAPA:37094 UMLS:C0226171 Wikipedia:Lacrimal_artery SCTID:369324002 artery lacrimal gland