Lateral retractor of the angle of the eye
Musculus retractor anguli oculi lateralis
Draws the outer corner of the eye backward.
About the lateral retractor of the angle of the eye of the dog
Lateral retractor of the angle of the eye is a muscle of the head (head), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus retractor anguli oculi lateralis. You can turn it above, see it in place in the head of the dog, and open it inside the whole animal in Vetomica.
Where it runs from and to
A muscle is told apart from its neighbours by what it takes hold of at each end, which is also what decides what it does when it shortens.
- Origin
- The temporal fascia.
- Insertion
- The outer corner where the two eyelids meet.
- Action
- Draws the outer corner of the eye backward.
- Nerve
- Facial nerve.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the dog; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Lateral retractor of the angle of the eye
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus retractor anguli oculi lateralis
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
Questions about the lateral retractor of the angle of the eye
- What is the Latin name of the lateral retractor of the angle of the eye?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the lateral retractor of the angle of the eye is called Musculus retractor anguli oculi lateralis.
- Where is the lateral retractor of the angle of the eye of the dog?
- Lateral retractor of the angle of the eye is a muscle of the head (head), one on each side of the body.
- Where does the lateral retractor of the angle of the eye originate and insert?
- Origin: The temporal fascia. Insertion: The outer corner where the two eyelids meet.
- What nerve supplies the lateral retractor of the angle of the eye?
- Facial nerve.
- What does the lateral retractor of the angle of the eye do?
- Draws the outer corner of the eye backward.
See the lateral retractor of the angle of the eye inside the whole dog.
Vetomica opens on this structure with every layer of the dog around it: peel back the skin and the muscles, cut a section through it, X-ray it, and practise naming it until you stop getting it wrong.
Free for 7 days, no card. After that the skeletons stay free.
