check ligaments of eyeball (medial & lateral rectus muscles)

Function

• check ligaments prevent overaction of the medial rectus & lateral rectus

Structure

• expansion of the sheaths of the medial rectus & lateral rectus.
• these check ligaments are attached to the lacrimal bone (medial rectus) & orbital tubercle of the zygomatic bone (lateral rectus)

More general terms

• ligament