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superior oblique extraocular muscle

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The superior oblique muscle, or obliquus oculi superior, is a fusiform muscle in the upper, medial side of the orbit whose primary action is downward, lateral rotation of the eye. One of the extraocular muscles, the superior oblique is the only muscle innervated by the trochlear nerve (the fourth cranial nerve). [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_oblique_muscle ]

Synonyms: dorsal oblique extraocular muscle superior oblique obliquus superior superior oblique muscle musculus obliquus superior

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vertebrate_core, human_reference_atlas

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obliquus oculi superior

M. obliquus superior

musculus obliquus superior bulbi

dorsal oblique extraocular muscles

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UBERON:0006321