MuscleExtraocular muscles
Inferior rectus
Latin: M. rectus inferior
Location: Head
View the inferior rectus in 3DOrigin
Common tendinous ring.
Insertion
Sclera of the inferior eye.
Action
Depresses, adducts and extorts the eye.
Nerve supply
Oculomotor nerve (CN III) — inferior division.
Blood supply
Ophthalmic artery.
Clinical relevance
Blowout fractures of the orbital floor trap it — restricted upgaze with diplopia and enophthalmos.
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