superior oblique

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The superior oblique muscle is one of the 6 extraocular muscles that control eye movements. It abducts, depresses and internally rotates the eye.
Summary
- innervation: trochlear nerve (CN IV)
- origin: lesser wing of sphenoid bone and is outside of the annulus of Zinn located superomedially.
- course: tendon passes through the cartilaginous trochlea of the superior oblique located superiorly on the nasal aspect of the frontal bone
- insertion: globe (posterosuperior quadrant)
- primary function: one of two ocular internal rotators
- secondary function: one of the two ocular depressors
- tertiary function: one of the three ocular abductors
See also
Siehe auch:
- extraocular muscles
- lateral rectus
- Annulus of Zinn
- ocular depressors
- ocular abductors
- inferior rectus
- inferior oblique
- ocular internal rotators
- superior rectus
- medial rectus
- Nervus trochlearis
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