What is the liquid in your eye called?

If you’ve ever looked in the mirror and wondered what that watery substance inside your eye is, then you’re not alone. As humans, we are equipped with one of nature’s wonders – our amazing eyes. Not only do they enable us to see the world around us, but they also produce their own special type of liquid known as tears.

The anatomy of tears

Before diving into what tears are made up off, let’s take a look at how tears are produced.

Glands responsible for tear production

There are three major glands involved in producing tears; lacrimal glands (which produce most of our basal or resting tears), Meibomiam gland (responsible for producing oily/greasy layer which prevent evaporation hence reduce dryness), and goblet cell within mucous membrane provides an additional protein component.

How Tears Form

Every time we blink, a thin film of moisture spreads across the surface of our eyes, replenishing oxygen supply while carrying debris away from cornea towards gutter like sulci between eyeball & eyelids. In response to any physical or emotional stressor such as dusting windblast irritation or watching romantic flicks while binging on chips/crisps/cookies, specific nerves send signals back to your brain telling it when to trigger either pain fibers/mucosal receptors invoked by experience/emotion/thought reaction; this will stimulate the lacrimal gland leading to rapid release causing an overflowing cascade comprised mainly saline water mixed with lysozymes enzymes that have antibacterial properties keeping eyes safe and clean although everyone including furry animals got different types/layouts/localized distribution patterns depending upon ethnicity/spices/organs/tissue typologies/protein sequences/pH level/BMI etc., things contributing attributes variability.

Why do we cry?

Beyond helping us see clearly by keeping them moist yet devoid from glare defracting reflections off of surface, tears are much more complex than we initially think.

Emotional Response

Most people associate crying with emotional extremes such as joy, sadness or anger which is partially true given the phenomenon often visible in babies responding to hunger or discomfort until they learn self-regulate as they mature past new born stage except rare cases; The overwhelming feeling produce hormones triggering sympathetic nervous system leading to release of these fluids. Additionally refracted light filtered through sweaty tissues may cause wakefulness dimming melatonin if watched right before zzz.

Basal/Hygienic needs

Our eyes continually and unconsciously produce basal/hygienic tears (also known as reflex activity) that help lubricate the cornea and eliminate debris while providing lymph fluid drainage capabilities when it lacks proper oxygenated blood supply relating mostly acidity-imbalance in pleurome resulting from hyperventilation disorder type breathing pattern behaviors. Such imbalance can also lead towards minor irritation/itching/perceived dryness over prolonged hours using computer screen/tablet screens due to blinks being less frequent.

Different types of Tears:

As amazing little creations, we have more than just one type of tear our body regularly produces based on ‘what’s going on’
So let’s take a further look at some different kinds;

Reflex Tears:

These are produced whenever your eyes detect an irritant like smoke/dust /onions fumes/ammonia/cleaning supplies/virus etc., that potentially might hamper inner architecture of our optical sensory experience machinery risking underlying neurons/tissue transformation thus prompt protective response triggered by automatic nervous system.

Basal/Hygienic Tears:

The most common form produced by lacrimal glands used frequently throughout day aiding vision involving continuous flow regardless external/internal forces reshaping molecules integrity between epiretinal matrix & crystalline lens especially during blinking but not limited certain temporal variations where bulbous moment/flashes occur but nothing that generally warrants uncontrollable flares unless suffering from allergies/blocked ducts/sinus infections/structural damage or even medications can be culprits.

Emotional Tears:

As we talked about earlier, these happen in response to certain emotions (it’s ‘happy’, ‘sad’ and ‘angry’ time again) releasing endorphin/hormones triggering automatic nervous system leading towards visible sobbing phenomena involving running of fluids mostly made up of complex molecules including proteins serving duty yet still contained dilution in saline/lipoproteins transforming them unique viscosity/resistance (beyond type/distribution structure level)/propelling power/growth factors/apoptosis markers/microorganisms/etc. which slightly changes with age/pH/BMI but the feel remains liquidy depending upon conditions prevailing.

Conclusion

Tears play an important role in maintaining the health and functionality of our eyes while providing a physical release when we get emotional. Even though different types indicate present physiological or psychic state, they share similar components, it is their distributional content that makes them categorize according to context or cause; telling you body what’s going on inside/outside your senses giving hints maybe before full recognition eventually allowing proper actions matching feelings/thoughts stimuli received through nerve signals creating impression for others too as some tears realign facial feature lessening social barriers hence convey subtle meaning empowering human communication capabilities beyond speech/language/printing weep.

Remember – whether reflexive, basic lacrimation needs or emotionally lead tears should not be underestimated!

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