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Superior rectus
Rectus muscles:
2 = superior, 3 = inferior, 4 = medial, 5 = lateral
Oblique muscles: 6 = superior, 8 = inferior
Other muscle: 9 = levator palpebrae superioris
Other structures: 1 = Annulus of Zinn, 7 = Trochlea, 10 = Superior tarsus, 11 = Sclera, 12 = Optic nerve
Sagittal section of right orbital cavity.
Latinmusculus rectus superior bulbi
subject #227 1022
Origin:annulus of Zinn at the orbital apex
Insertion:7.5 mm superior to the limbus
Artery:
Nerve:oculomotor nerve
Action:elevates, adducts, and rotates medially the eye
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The superior rectus muscle is a muscle in the orbit. It is one of the extraocular muscles.

It is innervated by the superior division of the oculomotor nerve (Cranial Nerve III).

In the primary position (looking straight ahead), the superior rectus muscle's primary function is elevation, although it also contributes to intorsion and adduction.

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The sinuses at the base of the skull.

Dissection showing origins of right ocular muscles, and nerves entering by the superior orbital fissure.

The right eye in sagittal section, showing the fascia bulbi (semidiagrammatic).


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Muscles of head and neck: the head
scalp/eyelidoccipitofrontalis (occipitalis, frontalis) - orbicularis oculi - corrugator supercilii - depressor supercilii
extraocularlevator palpebrae superioris - superior tarsal - rectus (superior, inferior, medial, lateral) - oblique (superior, inferior) - intraocular: ciliary - iris dilator - iris sphincter
earauriculares - temporoparietalis - stapedius - tensor tympani
noseprocerus - nasalis (dilatator naris) - depressor septi nasi - levator labii superioris alaeque nasi
mouthlevator anguli oris/depressor anguli oris - levator labii superioris/depressor labii inferioris - zygomaticus (major, minor) - mentalis - buccinator - orbicularis oris - risorius
masticationmasseter - temporalis - pterygoid (lateral, medial)
tongueextrinsic (genioglossus, hyoglossus, chondroglossus, styloglossus) - intrinsic (superior longitudinal, inferior longitudinal, transversus, verticalis)
soft palatelevator veli palatini - tensor veli palatini - musculus uvulae - palatoglossus - palatopharyngeus
pharynxpharyngeal constrictor (inferior, middle, superior) - stylopharyngeus - salpingopharyngeus
larynxcricothyroid - cricoarytenoid (posterior, lateral) - arytenoid - thyroarytenoid
The inferior rectus muscle is a muscle in the orbit.

Actions

It depresses, adducts, rotates laterally, and extorts the eye.

Innervation

As with most of the muscles of the orbit, it is innervated by the oculomotor nerve (Cranial Nerve III).
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The medial rectus muscle is a muscle in the orbit.

As with most of the muscles of the orbit, it is innervated by the inferior division of the oculomotor nerve (Cranial Nerve III).
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lateral rectus muscle is a muscle in the orbit. It is one of six extraocular muscles that control the movements of the eye (abduction in this case) and the only muscle innervated by the abducens nerve, cranial nerve VI.
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For the abdominal muscle see: External oblique muscle

The superior oblique muscle, or obliquus oculi superior, is a fusiform muscle in the upper, medial side of the orbit whose primary action is intorsion and whose secondary actions are to abduct (laterally
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The Obliquus oculi inferior (inferior oblique) is a thin, narrow muscle, placed near the anterior margin of the floor of the orbit.

Action

Its actions are lateral rotation, elevation and abduction of the eye.
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The levator palpebrae superioris (or levator muscle of upper eyelid) is the muscle in the orbit that elevates the superior (upper) eyelid.

Structure

The levator palpebrae superioris originates on the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone, just above the optic foramen.
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The annulus of Zinn, also known as the annular tendon, circle of Zinn-Haller or common tendinous ring, is a ring of fibrous tissue surrounding the optic nerve at its entrance at the apex of the orbit. It is the origin for five of the six extraocular muscles.
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The Trochlea of superior oblique is a pulley structure in the eye through which the superior oblique muscle passes.

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Tarsus (from the Greek ταρσός, for "flat basket") may refer to:
  • Tarsus (skeleton), the skeletal region between the tibia and fibula and the metatarsus
  • Tarsus (eyelids)
  • The final segment of an arthropod leg

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The sclera is the opaque (usually white), fibrous, protective layer of the eye containing collagen and elastic fibers.[1] In children, it is thinner and shows some of the underlying pigment, appearing slightly blue.
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Optic Nerve may be a reference to:
  • Optic nerve, the anatomical structure;
  • Optic Nerve (comic), the comic book series;
  • Optic Nerve (1998), the seminal release from the Irish hip hop act known as Exile Eye; or

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Official status
Official language of: Vatican City
Used for official purposes, but not spoken in everyday speech
Regulated by: Opus Fundatum Latinitas
Roman Catholic Church
Language codes
ISO 639-1: la
ISO 639-2: lat
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bold refer to the diagram at right.)

In the skull (8):
  • 1-9. cranium
  • 7. mandible
''In the middle ears (6):
  • malleus
  • incus
  • stapes
In the throat (1):
  • hyoid
In the shoulder girdle (4):
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The annulus of Zinn, also known as the annular tendon, circle of Zinn-Haller or common tendinous ring, is a ring of fibrous tissue surrounding the optic nerve at its entrance at the apex of the orbit. It is the origin for five of the six extraocular muscles.
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bold refer to the diagram at right.)

In the skull (8):
  • 1-9. cranium
  • 7. mandible
''In the middle ears (6):
  • malleus
  • incus
  • stapes
In the throat (1):
  • hyoid
In the shoulder girdle (4):
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Limbus may refer to:
  • Limbus (ethnic group), an ethnic group in Asia
  • Corneal limbus
  • Limbus (band), a Swedish punk rock band
  • Limbo, the temporary status of the souls of good persons who died but did not go to Heaven

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Arteries are muscular blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.[1] All arteries, with the exception of the pulmonary and umbilical arteries, carry oxygenated blood.

The circulatory system is extremely important for sustaining life.
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  • Accessory nerve
  • Accessory obturator nerve
  • Alderman's nerve
  • Anococcygeal nerve
  • Ansa cervicalis
  • Anterior interosseous nerve
  • Anterior superior alveolar nerve
  • Aortic plexus
  • Auerbach's plexus
  • Auriculotemporal nerve
  • Axillary nerve

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The oculomotor nerve is the third of twelve paired cranial nerves. It controls most of the eye movements (cranial nerves IV and VI also do some), constriction of the pupil, and holding the eyelid open.
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Kinesiology is the scientific study of the anatomy, physiology, and mechanics of body movement, especially in humans. [1] The word kinesiology is derived the Greek "kinesis" (motion) + the suffix -ology or -logy from the greek "logos" or "logia"(meaning a field of study).
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Elevation, in kinesiology is the anatomical term of motion for movement in a superior direction.

It is the opposite of depression.

Muscles

  • elevation of the scapula at the shoulders (e.g.

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Adduction is a movement which brings a limb - arm or leg - closer to the sagittal plane of the body. It is opposed to abduction.

This term is also used when one speaks about the operation of the muscle in anatomy or musculature.
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In anatomy, internal rotation (also known as medial rotation) is rotation towards the center of the body.

The muscles of internal rotation include:
  • of arm/humerus at shoulder[1]

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Elsevier, the world's largest publisher of medical and scientific literature, forms part of the Reed Elsevier group. Based in Amsterdam, the company has substantial operations in the UK, USA and elsewhere.
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MUSCLE (multiple sequence comparison by log-expectation) is public domain, multiple sequence alignment software for protein and nucleotide sequences.
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In anatomy, the orbit is the cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated.

It can also mean the skin which surrounds the eye of a bird.

In the adult human, the volume of the orbit is 30 ml, of which the eye occupies 6.5 ml.
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extraocular muscles are the six muscles that control the movements of the eye. The actions of the extraocular muscles depend on the position of the eye at the time of muscle contraction.
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A nerve is an enclosed, cable-like bundle of axons (the long, slender projection of a neuron). Neurons are sometimes called nerve cells, though this term is technically imprecise since many neurons do not form nerves, and nerves also include the glial cells that
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The oculomotor nerve is the third of twelve paired cranial nerves. It controls most of the eye movements (cranial nerves IV and VI also do some), constriction of the pupil, and holding the eyelid open.
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