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Muscles (extraocular)
Term | Definition |
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Agonist | Extraocular muscle, prime mover, functions to a greater degree than its synergist in each of the gaze positions do. |
Synergist | A muscle that aids the primary action of the agonist |
Antagonist | The muscle whose action OPPOSES that of the agonist. |
Yoke Muscles | One muscle in each eye that, when paired, move the two eyes into a given gaze |
Contralateral Antagonist | Antagonist to the prime mover in the FELLOW EYE |
Contralateral Synergist | Muscle in the FELLOW EYE that AIDS the prime mover |
Ipsilateral Antagonist | Antagonist to the prime mover in the SAME EYE |
Ipsilateral Synergist | Muscle in the SAME EYE that aids the prime mover in its action |