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anatomy - R.J.
muscles of the eye - R.J.
muscle | origin | insertion | action |
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Medial rectus | -sphenoid | -sclera of eyeball | -rolls eyeball medially (adduction) |
Lateral rectus | -sphenoid | -sclera of eyeball | -rolls eyeball laterally (abduction) |
Superior oblique | -sphenoid | -sclera of eyeball | Rotates eye inferiorly & laterally |
Inferior oblique | -maxilla | -sclera of eyeball | Rotates eye superiorly & laterally |
Superior rectus | -sphenoid | -sclera of eyeball | -retracts & elevates eye |
Inferior rectus | -sphenoid | -sclera of eyeball | -rolls eyeball downward (depressio) inferiorly & medially |