Inferior oblique muscle

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The inferior oblique muscle is one of sixextraocular muscles that control eye movements.

Summary

origin: orbital surface of the maxilla
insertion: globe (posterior, inferolateral surface)
innervation: inferior branch of theoculomotor nerve (CN III)
primary function: one of twoocular external ~~rotators~~ rotators
secondary function: one of the twoocular ~~elevators~~ elevators
tertiary function: one of the threeocular abductors

-The inferior oblique muscle is one of six <a href="/articles/extra-ocular-muscles">extraocular muscles</a> that control <a href="/articles/eye-movements">eye movements</a>.<ul>
~~-<li>origin: orbital surface of the maxilla</li>~~
~~-<li>insertion: <a href="/articles/missing?article%5Btitle%5D=globe">globe</a> (posterior, inferolateral surface)</li>~~
~~-<li>innervation: inferior branch of the <a href="/articles/oculomotor-nerve">oculomotor nerve (CN III)</a>~~
+The inferior oblique muscle is one of six <a href="/articles/extra-ocular-muscles">extraocular muscles</a> that control <a href="/articles/eye-movements">eye movements</a>.<h4>Summary</h4><ul>
+<li>
+origin: orbital surface of the maxilla</li>
+<li>
+insertion: <a href="/articles/missing?article%5Btitle%5D=globe">globe</a> (posterior, inferolateral surface)</li>
+<li>
+innervation: inferior branch of the <a href="/articles/oculomotor-nerve">oculomotor nerve (CN III)</a>
~~-<li>primary function: one of two <a href="/articles/ocular-external-rotators-1">ocular external rotators</a>~~
+<li>
+primary function: one of two <a href="/articles/ocular-external-rotators-1">ocular external rotators</a>
~~-<li>secondary function: one of the two <a href="/articles/ocular-elevators">ocular elevators</a>~~
+<li>
+secondary function: one of the two <a href="/articles/ocular-elevators">ocular elevators</a>
~~-<li>tertiary function: one of the three <a href="/articles/ocular-abductors">ocular abductors</a>~~
+<li>
+tertiary function: one of the three <a href="/articles/ocular-abductors">ocular abductors</a>

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