Lateral rectus muscle of the eyeball
Musculus rectus lateralis
Turns the eye outward.
About the lateral rectus muscle of the eyeball of the horse
Lateral rectus muscle of the eyeball is a muscle of the head (head), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus rectus lateralis. You can turn it above, see it in place in the head of the horse, 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 rim of the optic foramen, deep in the orbit.
- Insertion
- The sclera, on the lateral side of the eye.
- Action
- Turns the eye outward.
- Nerve
- Abducent nerve.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the horse; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Lateral rectus muscle of the eyeball
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus rectus lateralis
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
Questions about the lateral rectus muscle of the eyeball
- What is the Latin name of the lateral rectus muscle of the eyeball?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the lateral rectus muscle of the eyeball is called Musculus rectus lateralis.
- Where is the lateral rectus muscle of the eyeball of the horse?
- Lateral rectus muscle of the eyeball is a muscle of the head (head), one on each side of the body.
- Where does the lateral rectus muscle of the eyeball originate and insert?
- Origin: The rim of the optic foramen, deep in the orbit. Insertion: The sclera, on the lateral side of the eye.
- What nerve supplies the lateral rectus muscle of the eyeball?
- Abducent nerve.
- What does the lateral rectus muscle of the eyeball do?
- Turns the eye outward.
See the lateral rectus muscle of the eyeball inside the whole horse.
Vetomica opens on this structure with every layer of the horse 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.
