Inferior oblique muscle
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The inferior oblique muscle is one of six extra-ocular muscles that control eye movements.
Summary
- innervation: inferior branch of the oculomotor nerve (CN III)
- origin: orbital surface of the maxilla
- insertion: globe (posterior, inferolateral surface)
- primary function: one of two ocular external rotators
- secondary function: one of the two ocular elevators
- tertiary function: one of the three ocular abductors
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