Innervation of the Extrinsic Muscles of the Eyeball Flashcards
1
Q
Motor pathways to skeletal muscle derived from the somites are given what names?
A
Somatic Efferent (SE) pathways
2
Q
What is the embryonic origin of the extraocular muscles or extrinsic muscles of the eyeball?
A
the skeletal muscle is derived from the somites hence somatic efferent (SE)
3
Q
Which nerves will innervate specific extrinsic muscles?
A
- oculomotor: superior rectus, inferior rectus, medial rectus, inferior oblique
- trochlear: superior oblique
- abducens/abducent: lateral rectus