Muscular system
Superior rectus muscle
Musculus rectus superior
- System
- Muscular system
- Regions
- Head
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Extra-ocular muscles
DescriptionUnreviewed
The superior rectus muscle is a muscle in the orbit.
It is one of the extraocular muscles.
It is innervated by the superior division of the oculomotor nerve (III).
In the primary position (looking straight ahead), its primary function is elevation, although it also contributes to intorsion and adduction.
It is associated with a number of medical conditions, and may be weak, paralysed, overreactive, or even congenitally absent in some people.
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Names
- Latin
- Musculus rectus superior
- English
- Superior rectus muscle
- French
- Muscle droit supérieur de l'œil
- Spanish
- Músculo recto superior
- Portuguese
- Músculo reto superior