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50 relations: Abducens nerve, Anatomical terms of motion, Annulus of Zinn, Anterior chamber of eyeball, Anterior ciliary arteries, Ciliary arteries, Ciliary ganglion, Cranial nerves, Elevation, Encyclopædia Britannica, Eye, Eye movement, Eyelid, Fovea centralis, Globe (human eye), Hering's law of equal innervation, Human eye, Inferior oblique muscle, Inferior rectus muscle, Infraorbital artery, Iris (anatomy), Lacrimal artery, Lateral rectus muscle, Levator palpebrae superioris muscle, Listing's law, Magnetic resonance imaging, Maxilla, Medial rectus muscle, Muscle, Muscle tone, Nerve, Oculomotor nerve, Ophthalmic artery, Optic nerve, Orbit (anatomy), Parks–Bielschowsky three-step test, Pulley, Pupil, Retraction, Sherrington's law of reciprocal innervation, Sphenoid bone, Strabismus, Superior oblique muscle, Superior rectus muscle, Tarsus (eyelids), Tenon's capsule, Trochlea of superior oblique, Trochlear nerve, Vestibulo–ocular reflex, Visual system.
Abducens nerve
The abducens nerve is a nerve that controls the movement of the lateral rectus muscle in humans, responsible for outward gaze.
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Anatomical terms of motion
Motion, the process of movement, is described using specific anatomical terms.
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Annulus of Zinn
The annulus of Zinn, also known as the annular tendon or common tendinous ring, is a ring of fibrous tissue surrounding the optic nerve at its entrance at the apex of the orbit.
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Anterior chamber of eyeball
The anterior chamber (AC) is the fluid-filled space inside the eye between the iris and the cornea's innermost surface, the endothelium.
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Anterior ciliary arteries
The anterior ciliary arteries are seven small arteries in each eye-socket that supply the conjunctiva, sclera and the rectus muscles.
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Ciliary arteries
The ciliary arteries are divisible into three groups, the long posterior, short posterior, and the anterior.
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Ciliary ganglion
The ciliary ganglion is a parasympathetic ganglion located just behind the eye in the posterior orbit.
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Cranial nerves
Cranial nerves are the nerves that emerge directly from the brain (including the brainstem), in contrast to spinal nerves (which emerge from segments of the spinal cord).
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Elevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface (see Geodetic datum § Vertical datum).
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Encyclopædia Britannica
The Encyclopædia Britannica (Latin for "British Encyclopaedia"), published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., is a general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia.
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Eye
Eyes are organs of the visual system.
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Eye movement
Eye movement includes the voluntary or involuntary movement of the eyes, helping in acquiring, fixating and tracking visual stimuli.
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Eyelid
An eyelid is a thin fold of skin that covers and protects the human eye.
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Fovea centralis
The fovea centralis is a small, central pit composed of closely packed cones in the eye.
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Globe (human eye)
The globe of the eye, or bulbus oculi, is the eyeball apart from its appendages.
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Hering's law of equal innervation
Hering's law of equal innervation is used to explain the conjugacy of saccadic eye movement in stereoptic animals.
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Human eye
The human eye is an organ which reacts to light and pressure.
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Inferior oblique muscle
The inferior oblique muscle or obliquus oculi inferior is a thin, narrow muscle placed near the anterior margin of the floor of the orbit.
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Inferior rectus muscle
The inferior rectus muscle is a muscle in the orbit.
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Infraorbital artery
The infraorbital artery is an artery in the head that branches off the maxillary artery, emerging through the infraorbital foramen, just under the orbit of the eye.
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Iris (anatomy)
In humans and most mammals and birds, the iris (plural: irides or irises) is a thin, circular structure in the eye, responsible for controlling the diameter and size of the pupil and thus the amount of light reaching the retina.
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Lacrimal artery
The lacrimal artery is an artery that arises close to the optic foramen, and is one of the largest branches derived from the ophthalmic artery.
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Lateral rectus muscle
The lateral rectus muscle is a muscle on the lateral side of the eyeball in the orbit.
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Levator palpebrae superioris muscle
The levator palpebrae superioris (Latin for: elevating muscle of upper eyelid) is the muscle in the orbit that elevates the superior (upper) eyelid.
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Listing's law
Listing's law, named after German mathematician Johann Benedict Listing (1808–1882), describes the three-dimensional orientation of the eye and its axes of rotation.
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Magnetic resonance imaging
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to form pictures of the anatomy and the physiological processes of the body in both health and disease.
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Maxilla
The maxilla (plural: maxillae) in animals is the upper jawbone formed from the fusion of two maxillary bones.
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Medial rectus muscle
The medial rectus muscle is a muscle in the orbit.
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Muscle
Muscle is a soft tissue found in most animals.
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Muscle tone
In physiology, medicine, and anatomy, muscle tone (residual muscle tension or tonus) is the continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles, or the muscle's resistance to passive stretch during resting state.
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Nerve
A nerve is an enclosed, cable-like bundle of axons (nerve fibers, the long and slender projections of neurons) in the peripheral nervous system.
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Oculomotor nerve
The oculomotor nerve is the third cranial nerve.
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Ophthalmic artery
The ophthalmic artery (OA) is the first branch of the internal carotid artery distal to the cavernous sinus.
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Optic nerve
The optic nerve, also known as cranial nerve II, is a paired nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain.
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Orbit (anatomy)
In anatomy, the orbit is the cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated.
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Parks–Bielschowsky three-step test
The Parks–Bielschowsky three-step test, also known as Park's three-step test or Bielschowsky head tilt test, is a method used to isolate the paretic extraocular muscle, particularly superior oblique muscle and trochlear nerve (IVth cranial nerve), in acquired vertical double vision.
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Pulley
A pulley is a wheel on an axle or shaft that is designed to support movement and change of direction of a taut cable or belt, or transfer of power between the shaft and cable or belt.
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Pupil
The pupil is a hole located in the center of the iris of the eye that allows light to strike the retina.
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Retraction
A retraction is a public statement made about an earlier statement that withdraws, cancels, refutes, or reverses the original statement or ceases and desists from publishing the original statement.
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Sherrington's law of reciprocal innervation
Sherrington's law of reciprocal innervation, also called Sherrington's law II explains how a muscle will relax when its opposite muscle (e.g., biceps/triceps) is activated.
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Sphenoid bone
The sphenoid bone is an unpaired bone of the neurocranium. It is situated in the middle of the skull towards the front, in front of the temporal bone and the basilar part of the occipital bone. The sphenoid bone is one of the seven bones that articulate to form the orbit. Its shape somewhat resembles that of a butterfly or bat with its wings extended.
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Strabismus
Strabismus, also known as crossed eyes, is a condition in which the eyes do not properly align with each other when looking at an object.
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Superior oblique muscle
The superior oblique muscle, or obliquus oculi superior, is a fusiform muscle originating in the upper, medial side of the orbit (i.e. from beside the nose) which abducts, depresses and internally rotates the eye.
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Superior rectus muscle
The superior rectus muscle is a muscle in the orbit.
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Tarsus (eyelids)
The tarsi (tarsal plates) are two comparatively thick, elongated plates of dense connective tissue, about in length; one is found in each eyelid, and contributes to its form and support.
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Tenon's capsule
The fascia bulbi (also known as the capsule of Tenon and the bulbar sheath) is a thin membrane which envelops the eyeball from the optic nerve to the limbus, separating it from the orbital fat and forming a socket in which it moves.
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Trochlea of superior oblique
The trochlea of superior oblique is a pulley-like structure in the eye.
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Trochlear nerve
The trochlear nerve, also called the fourth cranial nerve or cranial nerve IV, is a motor nerve (a somatic efferent nerve) that innervates only a single muscle: the superior oblique muscle of the eye, which operates through the pulley-like trochlea.
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Vestibulo–ocular reflex
The vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) is a reflex, where activation of the vestibular system causes eye movement.
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Visual system
The visual system is the part of the central nervous system which gives organisms the ability to process visual detail, as well as enabling the formation of several non-image photo response functions.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraocular_muscles
