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lateral rectus extra-ocular muscle

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The lateral rectus muscle is a muscle in the orbit. It is one of six extraocular muscles that control the movements of the eye (abduction in this case) and the only muscle innervated by the abducens nerve, cranial nerve VI. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_rectus_muscle ]

Synonyms: posterior rectus, lateral rectus, lateral rectus muscle, M. rectus lateralis, musculus rectus lateralis, lateral rectus extraocular muscle

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uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

plural term
lateral recti [ ZFA:0000383 ]

UBPROP 0000001

Cranial nerve VI innervated; lateral in the rectus 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

musculus rectus lateralis bulbi, lateral recti, lateral extraocular muscle

has alternative id

UBERON:0004837

id

UBERON:0001603

prefLabel

Lateral rectus