Chapter 24, Problem 6EEM

Summary Introduction

Introduction: The extrinsic eye muscle is one of the six skeletal muscles that controls the rotating, vertical, and horizontal movements of the eyeball. The action of extrinsic muscles is accountable for the movement of the eye based on the eye position. The extrinsic muscle is also referred to as the extraocular muscle. The muscle is present inside orbit, while outside, the eyeball includes the medial, inferior, superior, and lateral rectus muscles.