Inferior oblique extraocular muscle
Inferior oblique extraocular muscle
Definition
Taxon notes (via VHOG): "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." Liem KF, Bemis WE, Walker WF, Grande L, Functional Anatomy of the Vertebrates: An Evolutionary Perspective, Third Edition (2001) Orlando Fla.: Harcourt College Publishers, p.331
Also known as inferior oblique, inferior oblique muscle, m. obliquus inferior, musculus obliquus inferior, musculus obliquus inferior bulbi, obliquus inferior, obliquus oculi inferior, ventral oblique extraocular muscle — per UBERON
The Inferior oblique extraocular muscle is a part of the Sensory (Eye).