nasolacrimal canal nasolacrimal canal the canal containing the nasolacrimal duct is called the nasolacrimal canal. nasolacrimal canalthe lacrimal apparatus. right side.tear system.a = lacrimal glandb = superior lacrimal punctum c = superior lacrimal canald = lacrimal sace = inferior lacrimal punctumf = inferior lacrimal canalg = nasolacrimal canaldetailsidentifierslatincanalis nasolacrimalista98a02.1.00.085ta2490fma54370anatomical terms of bone it is formed by indentations in the inferior nasal conchae, maxilla and lacrimal bone. the canal drains into the nasal cavity through the anterior portion of the inferior meatus, which is between the inferior concha and the floor of the nasal cavity.