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lateral rectus extra-ocular muscle

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The lateral rectus muscle is a muscle in the orbit. It is one of six extraocular muscles that control the movements of the eye (abduction in this case) and the only muscle innervated by the abducens nerve, cranial nerve VI. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_rectus_muscle ]

Term info

Label

lateral rectus extra-ocular muscle

Synonyms
  • M. rectus lateralis
  • lateral rectus
  • lateral rectus extraocular muscle
  • lateral rectus muscle
  • musculus rectus lateralis
  • posterior rectus
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

plural term
lateral recti [ ZFA : 0000383 ]

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Eyemuscles.png

external definition

Cranial nerve VI innervated; lateral in the rectus group.[AAO]

has alternative id

UBERON:0004837

has related synonym

musculus rectus lateralis bulbi, lateral recti, lateral extraocular muscle

homology notes

The ability to rotate the eyeball is common to all vertebrates with well-developed eyes, regardless of the habitat in which they live, so these [extrinsic ocular] muscles tend to be conservative. They change little during the course of evolution.[well established][VHOG]

id

UBERON:0001603