Lecture 16- Movement of extraocular muscles Flashcards
horizontal movement of the eyes mediated by which movement and muscles
- ABDUCTION- lateral rectus muscle
- ADDUCTION- medial rectus muscle
abduction mediated by
lateral rectus muscle
adduction mediated by
medial rectus muscle
outline which movement and which muscles are involved in horizontal movemnt of the eyes to the left
- Right eye – ADDUCTION
- medial rectus muscle
- Left eye- ABDUCTION
- lateral rectus muscle
outline which movement and which muscles are involved in horizontal movemnt of the eyes to the right
action of superior rectus
- Elevates eyeball but has some additional actions
Superior and inferior rectus arise from
the apex of the orbit
SR inserts
obliquely into superior anterolateral surface of the flobe
action of superior rectus muscle if starting from primary resting gaze
- elevate
- slightly adducts (plls eyes medially)
- slightly intorts (internall rotates)
Superior rectus muscle is a more powerful elevator when
eye is positioned laterally
action of inferior rectus muscle
- Depresses eyeball but no additional actions
- Opposite to superior rectus muscle
IR inserts obliquely into
anteroinfeiror surface of the globe
action of IR
- depress
- slightly adducts (pulls eye medially)
- slightly extorts (externally rotates)
IR is a more powerful depressor when
eye is posititoned laterally