Extraocular Muscles Flashcards
What are the 6 Extraocular Muscles?
Superior Rectus Inferior Rectus Medial Rectus Lateral Rectus Superior Oblique Inferior Oblique
What are the 3 Cranial Nerves that innervates the EOM’s?
CN III
CN IV
CN VI
What does CN III innervate?
Superior Recuts
Medial Rectus
Inferior Rectus
Inferior Oblique
What does CN IV innervate?
Superior Oblique
What does CN VI innervate?
Lateral Rectus
What is the Primary Action of Lateral Rectus?
Abduction
What is the primary action of Medial Rectus?
Adduction
What is the primary action of Superior Rectus?
Elevation
What is the primary action of Inferior Rectus?
Depression
What is the primary action of Superior Oblique?
Intorsion
What is the primary action of Inferior Oblique?
Extorsion
What is the term called when muscles from each eye work together to move the eyes together?
Yoke Muscles
What is the term called when a muscle in one eye is sent a signal to move, the Yoke muscle in the other eye receive equal innervation?
different
Hering’s Law of Equal Innervation
What is the term called when a signal of the muscle is sent to CONTRACT, the opposing muscles in that eye is to RELAX
Sherrington’s Law of Recriprocal Innervation
When the eye is ABDUCTED, what is the main ELEVATOR and the main DEPRESSOR?
Elevator : Superior Rectus
Depressor : Inferior Rectus