extraocular muscle (EOM)

Introduction

The muscles within the orbit including:

• the 4 rectus muscles
  • superior rectus (CN III)
  • inferior rectus (CN III)
  • medial rectus (CN III)
  • lateral_rectus (CN VI)
• superior oblique (CN IV)
• levator palpebrae superioris (CN III)

Function

• the extraocular muscles control eye movements

More general terms

• skeletal muscle (voluntary muscle)

More specific terms

• inferior rectus (IR)
• lateral rectus (LR)
• levator palpebrae superioris
• medial rectus (MR)
• superior oblique muscle (SO)
• superior rectus (SR)

Additional terms

• congenital fibrosis of extraocular muscles