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The muscle is called an 'extraocular muscle', of which there are 6 - they are relatively small,incredible strong and efficient. They are : medial rectus; superior rectus; superior oblique; lateral rectus; inferior rectus and inferior oblique.
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What is the type of muscle movement that involved with the sternocliedomastoid muscle?
flexion and lateral rotation of the neck
A muscle that inserts on the greater tubercle of the humerus is most likely involved in what?
lateral rotation
The infraspinatus muscle is a muscle that moves the?
lateral rotation of humerus (upper arm)
What does the inferior oblique muscle of the eye do?
The inferior oblique muscle of the eye, abducts, elevates and laterally rotates the eye
What muscle gives the eye its color?
The iris gives the eye it's color. It is not a muscle.
What is affected first when drinking eye muscle leg muscle or arm muscle?
eye muscles according to traffic school.
Is the eye ball attached to the eye muscles?
The inferior rectus is an extraocular muscle that is attached to the bottom of the eye. This muscle helps the eye move downward.
Which muscle closes the eye and produces blinking and squinting?
The Orbicularis oculi muscle squints the eye.
What is the composite sphincter muscle encircling each eye?
Orbicularis oculi is a wide flat muscle that encircles the eye.
Where is the eye of a hurricane?
The eye of a hurricane is at the center of the storm's rotation.
What is a muscle that rotates the upper arm?
There is not a single muscle that rotates the upper arm. The name of the muscle that contributes in rotation of the upper arm is deltoid muscle.
What muscle of the rotator cuff assists with internal rotation?
Subscapularis
