extrinsic eye muscles
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extrinsic eye muscle — Anat. any of six small muscles that control the horizontal, vertical, and rotating movements of the eyeball. Also called extraocular muscle. * * * … Universalium
extrinsic eye muscle — Anat. any of six small muscles that control the horizontal, vertical, and rotating movements of the eyeball. Also called extraocular muscle … Useful english dictionary
Eye — The organ of sight. The word eye come from the Teutonic auge. The eye has a number of components. These include the cornea, iris, pupil, lens, retina, macula, optic nerve and vitreous. The cornea is the clear front window of the eye that… … Medical dictionary
eye — n. the organ of sight: a three layered roughly spherical structure specialized for receiving and responding to light. The outer fibrous coat consists of the sclera and the transparent cornea; the middle vascular layer comprises the choroid,… … The new mediacal dictionary
Muscles of orbit — Muscle Innervation Primary function Secondary function Tertiary function Levator palpebrae superioris Oculomotor nerve Elevation of the superior (upper) eyelid . . Superior rectus Oculomotor nerve Elevation Intorsion Adduction Inferior rectus… … Wikipedia
Extraocular muscles — MRI scan showing lateral and medial rectus muscles. Latin musculi externi bulbi oculi Origin … Wikipedia
List of muscles of the human body — Skeletal muscles homo sapiens Muscles of the human body: Overview Head | Neck |&# … Wikipedia
ophthalmoplegia — Paralysis of one or more of the ocular muscles. [ophthalmo + G. plege, stroke] chronic progressive external o. (CPEO) a specific type of slowly worsening weakness of the ocular muscles, usually associated with a … Medical dictionary
Medial rectus muscle — Medial rectus Rectus muscles: 2 = superior, 3 = inferior, 4 = medial, 5 = lateral Oblique muscles: 6 = superior, 8 = inferior Other muscle: 9 = levator palpebrae superioris O … Wikipedia
ophthalmoplegia — n. paralysis of the muscles of the eye. Internal ophthalmoplegia affects the muscles inside the eye: the iris (which controls the size of the pupil) and also the ciliary muscle (which is responsible for accommodation). External ophthalmoplegia… … The new mediacal dictionary
