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Inferior rectus
Introduction
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The inferior rectus muscle is a muscle in the orbit.
Innervation
Innervation
As with most of the muscles of the orbit, it is innervated by the oculomotor nerve (Cranial Nerve III).
Additional images
Additional images
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Dissection showing origins of right ocular muscles, and nerves entering by the superior orbital fissure. -
The right eye in sagittal section, showing the fascia bulbi (semidiagrammatic).
