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 three ocular adductors
secondary function: none
tertiary function: none

~~-<p>The <strong>medial rectus muscle</strong> is one of the 6 <a href="/articles/extra-ocular-muscles" title="Extraocular muscles">extraocular muscles</a> that control eye movements. </p><ul>~~
~~-<li>innervation : inferior branch of the <a href="/articles/oculomotor-nerve" title="Oculomotor nerve (CN III)">oculomotor nerve (CN III)</a>~~
+<p>The <strong>medial rectus muscle</strong> is one of the 6 <a href="/articles/extra-ocular-muscles">extraocular muscles</a> that control eye movements. </p><h4>Summary</h4><ul>
+<li>innervation: inferior branch of the <a href="/articles/oculomotor-nerve">oculomotor nerve (CN III)</a>
~~-<li>~~
-<a href="/articles/trochlear-nerve" title="Trochlear nerve (CN IV)" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(63, 117, 216); text-decoration: none; "></a>origin : <a href="/articles/tendinous_ring" title="Annulus of Zinn">Annulus of Zinn</a> (tendinous ring)</li>
-<li>insertion : <a href="/articles/missing?article%5Btitle%5D=globe" title="globe" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(127, 127, 127); text-decoration: none; ">globe</a> (anterior, medial surface)</li>
~~-<li>primary function : one of three <a href="/articles/ocular-adductors" title="Ocular adductors">ocular adductors</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>
~~-<li>~~
-<a href="/articles/ocular-internal-rotators" title="Ocular internal rotators" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(63, 117, 216); text-decoration: none; "></a>secondary function : none</li>
~~-<li>~~
-<a href="/articles/ocular-depressors" title="Ocular depressors" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(63, 117, 216); text-decoration: none; "></a>tertiary function : none</li>
+<li>secondary function: none</li>
+<li>tertiary function: none</li>

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