Medial rectus muscle

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The medial rectus muscle is one of the 6 extraocular muscles that control eye movements.

Summary

innervation: inferior branch of the oculomotor nerve (CN III)
origin: Annulus of Zinn (tendinous ring)
insertion: globe (anterior, medial surface)
primary function: one of threeocular adductors
secondary function: none
tertiary function: none

~~-<li>innervation: inferior branch of the <a href="/articles/oculomotor-nerve">oculomotor nerve (CN III)</a>~~
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+innervation: inferior branch of the <a href="/articles/oculomotor-nerve">oculomotor nerve (CN III)</a>
~~-<li>origin: <a href="/articles/tendinous-ring">Annulus of Zinn</a> (tendinous ring)</li>~~
~~-<li>insertion: <a href="/articles/missing?article%5Btitle%5D=globe">globe</a> (anterior, medial surface)</li>~~
~~-<li>primary function: one of three <a href="/articles/ocular-adductors">ocular adductors</a>~~
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+origin: <a href="/articles/tendinous-ring">Annulus of Zinn</a> (tendinous ring)</li>
+<li>
+insertion: <a href="/articles/missing?article%5Btitle%5D=globe">globe</a> (anterior, medial surface)</li>
+<li>
+primary function: one of three <a href="/articles/ocular-adductors">ocular adductors</a>
~~-<li>secondary function: none</li>~~
~~-<li>tertiary function: none</li>~~
+<li>
+secondary function: none</li>
+<li>
+tertiary function: none</li>

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