The ocular muscle has a very fast response time compared to the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles. What is the use for this? The muscle needs to react fast in order to respond quickly to external stimuli. The ocular muscle is quite thin and can easily twitch. The gastrocnemius muscle has too much muscle mass to be able to respond quickly. The soleus muscle is far away from the brain compared to the ocular muscle

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