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What are the extrinsic eye muscles?
Superior Rectus Medial Rectus InferiorRectus Superior Oblique Inferior Oblique Lateral Rectus
Which muscle type allows you to direct your eyeballs?
The muscles are called the extraocular muscules, and they are the superior rectus, inferior rectus, medial rectus, lateral rectus, superior oblique, and inferior oblique.
Name Four muscles of the eye?
You can choose four of the six: Superior rectus, Inferior rectus, Medical rectus, Lateral rectus, Superior Oblique and Inferior Oblique.
What are the six things attached to each eye that control and coordinate the movements of the eye?
The six extraocular muscles control and coordinate the movements of the eye: the lateral rectus, medial rectus, superior rectus, inferior rectus, superior oblique, and inferior oblique muscles. Each muscle is responsible for a specific movement of the eye in different directions.
What is the muscle involved in the rotation of the eye?
The muscle is called an 'extraocular muscle', of which there are 6 - they are relatively small,incredible strong and efficient. They are : medial rectus; superior rectus; superior oblique; lateral rectus; inferior rectus and inferior oblique.
What doesnt belong inferior oblique iris superior rectus or inferior rectus?
Iris
What extrinsic eye muscle turns the eye medially?
The Medial Rectus.
The primary action of the superior rectus is?
depression
What muscles raise the eye?
Superior rectus
Is the sternocleidomastoid muscle siperior or inferior to the rectus abdominis muscle?
Sternomastoid, lying in the neck, is well superior to rectus abdominis which lies in the anterior abdominal wall.
Function of rectus abdomins in human being?
The function of the rectus abdominis is spinal flexion.
Which nerves move the eyeball?
Nerves cannot move organs. Muscles move organs and nerves tell the muscles to move. The muscles that move the eye are the Superior Oblique, Inferior Oblique, Superior Rectus, Inferior Rectus, Medial Rectus, and Lateral Rectus.
