Ventral oblique muscle of the eyeball

About the ventral oblique muscle of the eyeball of the horse

Ventral oblique 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 obliquus ventralis. 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

A fossa on the medial wall of the orbit, near the lacrimal bone.

Insertion

The eyeball, on its lateral side below the equator.

Action

Rotates the eyeball about its long axis.

Nerve

Oculomotor 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

Ventral oblique muscle of the eyeball

Latin (NAV)

Musculus obliquus ventralis

Status

A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria

Questions about the ventral oblique muscle of the eyeball

What is the Latin name of the ventral oblique muscle of the eyeball?

In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the ventral oblique muscle of the eyeball is called Musculus obliquus ventralis.

Where is the ventral oblique muscle of the eyeball of the horse?

Ventral oblique muscle of the eyeball is a muscle of the head (head), one on each side of the body.

Where does the ventral oblique muscle of the eyeball originate and insert?

Origin: A fossa on the medial wall of the orbit, near the lacrimal bone. Insertion: The eyeball, on its lateral side below the equator.

What nerve supplies the ventral oblique muscle of the eyeball?

Oculomotor nerve.

What does the ventral oblique muscle of the eyeball do?

Rotates the eyeball about its long axis.