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orbitalis muscle

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An orbitalis muscle is a rudimentary nonstriated muscle (smooth muscle) that crosses from the infraorbital groove and sphenomaxillary fissure and intimately united with the periosteum of the orbit. It is often called Muller's muscle. One characteristic of Horner's Syndrome is enophthalmos (retraction of the eyeball into the orbit due to paralysis of the orbitalis muscle that spans the inferior orbital fissure). Its function is eyeball protrusion. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbitalis_muscle ]

Term info

Label

orbitalis muscle

Synonyms
  • musculus orbitalis
  • orbital muscle
  • orbital muscle of muller
  • orbitalis
database cross reference
latin term
musculus orbitalis [ FMA : 49034 FMA : TA ]

external ontology notes

subclass of 'muscle layer' in FMA

has related synonym

musculus orbitalis, orbitalis

id

UBERON:0006318