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Inferior rectus muscle

The inferior rectus muscle is a muscle in the orbit near the eye. It is one of the four recti muscles in the group of extraocular muscles. It originates from the common tendinous ring, and inserts into the anteroinferior surface of the eye. It depresses the eye (downwards).

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Depression, adduction, extorsion
Artery
Inferior muscular branch of the ophthalmic artery, infraorbital artery
FMA
49036
Insertion
6.8 mm inferior to the corneal limbus
Latin
musculus rectus inferior bulbi
Nerve
Inferior branch of oculomotor nerve

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related to Strabismus · 4
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muscle rectus inferior eye may branch strabismus pupil muscles superior around mm common tendinous ring nerve orbit depresses insertion artery

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Inferior rectus muscleActionsDepression, adduction, extorsion1.00infobox
Inferior rectus muscleArteryInferior muscular branch of the ophthalmic artery, infraorbital artery1.00infobox
Inferior rectus muscleFMA490361.00infobox
Inferior rectus muscleInsertion6.8 mm inferior to the corneal limbus1.00infobox
Inferior rectus muscleLatinmusculus rectus inferior bulbi1.00infobox
Inferior rectus muscleNerveInferior branch of oculomotor nerve1.00infobox
Inferior rectus muscleOriginCommon tendinous ring at the orbital apex1.00infobox
Inferior rectus muscleTA220431.00infobox
Inferior rectus muscleTA98A15.2.07.0111.00infobox
Inferior rectus muscleVeinInferior muscular branch of the ophthalmic vein1.00infobox
Inferior rectus muscleis amuscle in the orbit near the eye0.90text
Inferior rectus musclerelated to Additional imagesInferior0.60section

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