Superior rectus muscle
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The superior rectus muscle is one of the extraocular muscles located in the orbit. It is innervated by the superior division of the oculomotor nerve. In the primary position, its primary function is e
View of the eye from above, showing the action of the superior rectus muscle.
Superior rectus muscle
Superior rectus muscle
Extrinsic eye muscle. Nerves of orbita. Deep dissection.
Orbit (anatomy)
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In vertebrate anatomy, the orbit is the cavity or socket/hole of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated. "Orbit" can refer to the bony socket, or it can also be used to imply the c
Superior rectus muscle
…The superior rectus muscle is one of the extraocular muscles located in the orbit. It is innervated by the superior division of the oculomotor nerve (III). In the primary position (looking straight ahead), its primary function is…
Diagram of human eye with surrounding superior, oblique, medial and inferior rectus muscles; supraorbital foramen shown above the eye, and inferior orbital fissure inferolaterally.
Orbita
Lateral orbit nerves
Orbital cavity