Week 8: Extraocular Movements Flashcards
LR6
Lateral Rectus innervated by CN VI (Abducens)
SO4
Superior Oblique innervated by CN IV (Trochlear)
ATR3
All the rest innervated by CN III (oculomotor)
Anatomical function of Lateral Rectus
abduction (the strong abductor)
Anatomical function of Medial Rectus
adduction
Anatomical function of Superior Rectus
elevation and adduction
Anatomical function of Inferior Rectus
depression and adduction
Anatomical function of Superior Oblique
depression and abduction
Anatomical function of Inferior Oblique
elevation and abduction
Muscles that help adduct the eye
MR, SR, and IR
Muscles that help abduct the eye
LR, SO, and IO
Muscles the help elevate the eye
SR and IO
Muscles the help depress the eye
IR and SO
2 axes of rotation for eye
- horizontal: elevate and depress
* vertical: abduction and adduction
How to test the Lateral Rectus
look lateral