inferior rectus (muscle)


in·fe·ri·or rec·tus (mus·cle)

[TA] extraocular muscle in orbit; origin, inferior part of the common tendinous ring; insertion, inferior part of sclera of the eye; action, primary, depression; secondary, adduction and extorsion; nerve supply, oculomotor (inferior branch). Synonym(s): musculus rectus inferior (bulbi) [TA]