extraocular muscles

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Anatomy and Anomalies of the Rectus Extraocular Muscles in Human: A Review of the Recent Data and Findings: Anatomical relationships within the orbit. The origin of the medial rectus muscle (mr) is fixed to the medial aspect of the common tendinous ring. On its further course, the muscle runs parallel to the medial orbital wall. The inferior rectus muscle (ir) runs perpendicularly to the inferior wall of the orbit. The anterior part of the muscle is separated from the orbit by the inferior oblique muscle (io). All three muscles (mr, ir, and io) are innervated by the inferior division of the oculomotor nerve (id). The nerve to the inferior oblique muscle (nio) branches off from the inferior division of the oculomotor nerve and runs parallel to the lateral border of the inferior rectus muscle. A characteristic feature of the lateral rectus muscle (lr) is the so-called “dual headed origin,” as this muscle begins from the common tendon ring with two tendinous bands. The muscle runs along the lateral wall of the orbit. It is innervated by the abducens nerve (an). The ciliary ganglion (cg) is located medially to the internal surface of the muscle. The superior rectus muscle (sr) is located under the levator palpebrae superioris muscle (lps). Both muscles (sr and lps) are innervated by the superior division of the oculomotor nerve (sd). fn: frontal nerve; ln: lacrimal nerve; ncn: nasociliary nerve; son: supraorbital nerve; stn: supratrochlear nerve, th: troch; ear nerve.

An anatomical

illustration from the 1909 edition of Sobotta"s Anatomy

An anatomical

illustration from the 1909 edition of Sobotta"s Anatomy

An anatomical

illustration from the 1909 edition of Sobotta"s Anatomy

An anatomical

illustration from the 1909 edition of Sobotta"s Anatomy

An anatomical

illustration from the 1909 edition of Sobotta"s Anatomy

An anatomical

illustration from the 1909 edition of Sobotta"s Anatomy

Extraocular

muscles • Extra-ocular muscles (illustration) - Ganzer Fall bei Radiopaedia

Extraocular

muscles • Extraocular muscles (illustration) - Ganzer Fall bei Radiopaedia

Extraocular

muscles • Eye and extraocular muscles (illustrations) - Ganzer Fall bei Radiopaedia

Extraocular

muscles • Origins of the extraocular muscles (Gray's illustration) - Ganzer Fall bei Radiopaedia

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Anatomy and Anomalies of the Rectus Extraocular Muscles in Human: A Review of the Recent Data and Findings: Arrangement of the extraocular rectus muscles (ERMs) around the equator of the eyeball. 1: the distance of the medial rectus muscle (mr) from the limbus; 2: the distance of the inferior rectus muscle (ir) from the limbus, 3: the distance of the lateral rectus muscle (lr) from the limbus; 4: the distance of the superior rectus muscle (sr) from the limbus. The results of measurements made by various authors on individual ERMs insertions slightly vary. However, it may be observed that the distance from the lateral rectus muscle insertion to the limbus is greater than the distance from the medial rectus muscle to the limbus, as well as the distance from the lateral rectus muscle insertion to the limbus is greater than the distance from the medial rectus muscle to the limbus. According to the classical data provided by Fuchs [14] the distances of the individual rectus muscles from the limbus increase counterclockwise starting from the medial rectus muscle.