Inferior oblique muscle
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The inferior oblique muscle is one of six extra-ocularextraocular 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
See also
-<p>The <strong>inferior oblique muscle</strong> is one of six <a href="/articles/extra-ocular-muscles">extra-ocular muscles</a> that control <a href="/articles/eye-movements">eye movements</a>.</p><h4>Summary</h4><ul>- +<p>The <strong>inferior oblique muscle</strong> is one of six <a href="/articles/extra-ocular-muscles">extraocular muscles</a> that control <a href="/articles/eye-movements">eye movements</a>.</p><h4>Summary</h4><ul>
-</ul><h4>See also</h4><ul><li><a href="/articles/extra-ocular-muscle-nerve-supply-mnemonic">extra-ocular muscle nerve supply (mnemonic)</a></li></ul>- +</ul><h4>See also</h4><ul><li><a href="/articles/extraocular-muscle-nerve-supply-mnemonic">extraocular muscle nerve supply (mnemonic)</a></li></ul>