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Preferred Label : lateral rectus extra-ocular muscle;

Uberon definition : The lateral rectus muscle is a muscle in the orbit. It is one of six extraocular muscles that control the movements of the eye (abduction in this case) and the only muscle innervated by the abducens nerve, cranial nerve VI. [WP,unvetted].;

Uberon synonym : posterior rectus; lateral rectus extraocular muscle; M. rectus lateralis; musculus rectus lateralis; lateral rectus muscle; lateral rectus;

Uberon related term : lateral extraocular muscle; lateral recti;

Uberon Homology note : The ability to rotate the eyeball is common to all vertebrates with well-developed eyes, regardless of the habitat in which they live, so these [extrinsic ocular] muscles tend to be conservative. They change little during the course of evolution.[well established][VHOG];

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The lateral rectus muscle is a muscle in the orbit. It is one of six extraocular muscles that control the movements of the eye (abduction in this case) and the only muscle innervated by the abducens nerve, cranial nerve VI. [WP,unvetted].

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