Superior oblique extraocular muscle
System
Sensory (Eye)
SNOMED CT
181155005
Superior oblique extraocular muscle
Definition
The superior oblique muscle, or obliquus oculi superior, is a fusiform muscle in the upper, medial side of the orbit whose primary action is downward, lateral rotation of the eye. One of the extraocular muscles, the superior oblique is the only muscle innervated by the trochlear nerve (the fourth cranial nerve).
Also known as dorsal oblique extraocular muscle, musculus obliquus superior, obliquus superior, superior oblique, superior oblique muscle — per UBERON
The Superior oblique extraocular muscle is a part of the Sensory (Eye).