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Superior Rectus allows you to look Up & In, whiel the Superior Oblique allows you to look Up & Out.

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What eye muscle control the movement of the eye?

A total of six muscle move each eyeball, 4 rectus muscels and 2 obliques. The superior, inferior, lateral and medial rectal muscle all pull the eye to be looking more in ther own direction. The superior oblique pulls the eye to look down and laterally and the inferior oblique pull the eye to look um and medialy.


What extrinsic eye muscle turns the eye medially?

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What is the Trochlea of the superior oblique muscle of the eye?

The Trochlea Nerve (cranial nerve 4) controls the superior oblique muscle of the eye. It turns the eye laterally and downwards.


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The inferior oblique muscle, which is located in the anterior portion beneath the eye (hence the inferior in the name). Its full Latin name is obliquus oculi inferior.


What nerve governs most of the extrinsic eye muscle?

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Which extrinsic eye muscle originates from the sphenoid bone?

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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 extrinsic eye muscle would cause lateral strabismus of the right eye?

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What is the condition caused by unequal tension exerted by the extrinsic eye muscle?

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Why is it more of a strain on the intrinsic and extrinsic eye muscle to look at the close objects than at far objects?

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Which of the extrinsic eye muscles moves the eye up and turns it toward the outside margin of the body?

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