Structured Summary
Abstract
The muscles that move the eye. Included in this group are the medial rectus, lateral rectus, superior rectus, inferior rectus, inferior oblique, superior oblique, musculus orbitalis, and levator palpebrae superioris.
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- Extraocular Muscles
- Extraocular Muscle
- Muscle, Oculomotor
- Muscles, Oculomotor
- Oculomotor Muscle
- Extraocular Rectus Muscles
- Inferior Oblique Extraocular Muscle
- Inferior Oblique Muscles
- Levator Palpebrae Superioris
- Musculus Orbitalis
- Oblique Extraocular Muscles
- Oblique Muscle, Inferior
- Oblique Muscle, Superior
- Oblique Muscles, Extraocular
- Rectus Muscles, Extraocular
- Superior Oblique Extraocular Muscle
- Superior Oblique Muscle
- Extraocular Muscle, Oblique
- Extraocular Muscles, Oblique
- Extraocular Oblique Muscle
- Extraocular Oblique Muscles
- Extraocular Rectus Muscle
- Inferior Oblique Muscle
- Oblique Extraocular Muscle
- Oblique Muscle, Extraocular
- Oblique Muscles, Inferior
- Oblique Muscles, Superior
- Rectus Muscle, Extraocular
- Superior Oblique Muscles
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
/innerv = probably OCULOMOTOR NERVE but consider also ABDUCENS NERVE & TROCHLEAR NERVE; paralysis = OCULOMOTOR PARALYSIS see OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; /growth: coordinate with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; /embryol: coordinate with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT if pertinent
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Oculomotor Muscles. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009801. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009801
- Oculomotor Muscles. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraocular_muscles
- Oculomotor Muscles. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q533979