| Term: | extraocular musculature slow muscle cell |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | extraocular musculature |
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| Synonyms: | ocular musculature |
| Definition: | Muscle system surrounding the eye. The extraocular musculature is derived from the neural crest. The extraocular muscles assume their adult configuration between 66 and 72 hpf. They differentiate contemporaneously with the eye vesicle, form precise anatomic attachments to sclera and bone, and are innervated by cranial nerves 3, 4, and 6. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000511] |
| Name: | slow muscle cell |
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| Synonyms: | red muscle cell, slow muscle fiber |
| Definition: | A muscle cell that is small, darkly colored, with high lipid and mitochondrial content. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009116] |