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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, superior oblique muscle, obliquus superior, musculus obliquus superior

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UBPROP 0000001

Cranial nerve IV innervated; dorsal in the obliquus group.[AAO]

UBPROP 0000003

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]

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

has related synonym

obliquus oculi superior, M. obliquus superior, musculus obliquus superior bulbi, dorsal oblique extraocular muscles

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UBERON:0006321

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Superior oblique