• Question: why do we have tear ducts

    Asked by themothertrucker to Mo Rassul, Krishna, John, Del, Catherine on 18 Mar 2014.
    • Photo: Adelle Thrower

      Adelle Thrower answered on 18 Mar 2014:

      we have tear ducts as a protection for our eyes. if something gets in our eyes then our response is to clean them with water so we release fluid to wash our eyes.

    • Photo: John Foster

      John Foster answered on 18 Mar 2014:

      The fluid that the tear ducts release also contains a biological chemical called lysozyme which can kill bacteria.

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