Medial rectus extraocular muscle
Medial rectus extraocular muscle
Definition
Taxon notes (from 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 [VHOG:0001127]
Also known as m. rectus medialis, medial rectus, medial rectus extraocular muscle, medial rectus muscle, musculus rectus medialis — per UBERON
The Medial rectus extraocular muscle is a part of the Sensory (Eye).