Superior oblique muscle
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The superior oblique muscle is one of the 6 extra-ocular muscles that control eye movements. It abducts, depresses and internally rotates the eye.
Summary
- innervation: trochlear nerve (CN IV)
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Lesserlesser wing of Sphenoid bone and is outside of Annulus of Zinn located supero-medially. - insertion: globe (posterior, superiolateral surface)
- primary function: one of two ocular internal rotators
- secondary function: one of the two ocular depressors
- tertiary function: one of the three ocular abductors
-<strong>origin</strong>: Lesser wing of Sphenoid bone and is outside of Annulus of Zinn located supero-medially.</li>- +<strong>origin</strong>: lesser wing of Sphenoid bone and is outside of Annulus of Zinn located supero-medially.</li>
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Figure 8: eye and extraocular muscles
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Figure 2: extra-ocular muscles
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Figure 3: extra-ocular muscles
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Figure 4: extra-ocular muscles
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Figure 5: eye and extraocular muscles
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Figure 6: eye and extraocular muscles
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Figure 7: eye and extraocular muscles
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