superior oblique extraocular muscle

Term ID

UBERON:0006321

Synonyms

• dorsal oblique extraocular muscle
• dorsal oblique extraocular muscles
• M. obliquus superior
• musculus obliquus superior
• musculus obliquus superior bulbi
• obliquus oculi superior
• superior oblique 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). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_oblique_muscle

References

• AAO:0010119
• MA:0001277
• NCIT:C33688
• TAO:0000738
• UMLS:C0582816
• VHOG:0001131
• ZFA:0000738
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_oblique_muscle
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0582816
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/181155005

Ontology

Uberon Ontology