Eye muscles. There are two groups of eye muscles: Six extraocular muscles move the eye: superior rectus, inferior rectus, medial rectus, lateral rectus, superior oblique and inferior oblique muscles; and one other, levator palpebrae superioris, opens the eyelid.
Intrinsic ocular muscles which are within the eyeball itself and control how the eyes accommodate Six extraocular muscles move the eye: superior rectus, inferior rectus, medial rectus, lateral rectus, superior oblique and inferior oblique muscles; and one other, levator palpebrae superioris, opens the eyelid.
There are four recti muscles; superior rectus, inferior rectus, medial rectus and lateral rectus. These muscles characteristically originate from the common tendinous ring. This is a ring of fibrous tissue, which surrounds the optic canal at the back of the orbit.
Eye Muscles Diagram Diagram - Chart - diagrams and charts with labels. This diagram depicts Eye Muscles Diagram