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MUSCLE DROIT EXTERNE OEIL [1 record]

Record 1 2024-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Muscles and Tendons
  • The Eye
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

The lateral rectus muscle originates in the bottom of the orbital cavity in the surrounding area of the optic canal, specifically in the lateral part of the common tendinous ring; the annulus of Zinn. ... The lateral rectus is a flat-shaped muscle, and it is wider in its anterior part. The lateral rectus muscle is an abductor and moves the eye laterally ...

OBS

lateral rectus muscle; musculus rectus lateralis bulbi oculi: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Muscles et tendons
  • Oeil
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Muscle de l'orbite, aplati et rubané qui se détache de la partie latérale de l'anneau tendineux commun (tendon de Zinn).

OBS

muscle droit latéral du bulbe oculaire; muscle droit latéral du bulbe de l'œil; muscle droit latéral : désignations dérivées de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

musculus rectus lateralis bulbi oculi : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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