The muscles that move the eye. Included in this group are the medial rectus, lateral rectus, superior rectus, inferior rectus, inferior oblique, superior oblique, musculus orbitalis, and levator palpebrae superioris. [ MESH:A02.633.567.700 ]
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cross reference
- UMLS:C0028863 (ncithesaurus:Oculomotor_Muscle)
- NCIT:C33199
- MA:0002432
- MESH:D009801
- CALOHA:TS-0305
external ontology notes
we follow MA in making this a subclass of extra-ocular muscle but the distinction is not clear