Preferred Label : superior oblique extraocular muscle;
Uberon definition : The superior oblique muscle, or obliquus oculi superior, is a fusiform muscle in the
upper, medial side of the orbit whose primary action is downward, lateral rotation
of the eye. One of the extraocular muscles, the superior oblique is the only muscle
innervated by the trochlear nerve (the fourth cranial nerve).;
Uberon synonym : superior oblique; dorsal oblique extraocular muscle; obliquus superior; musculus obliquus superior; superior oblique muscle;
Uberon related term : dorsal oblique extraocular muscles; obliquus oculi superior; M. obliquus superior;
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];
Origin ID : 0006321;
UMLS CUI : C0582816;
- Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Uberon cross reference
- has muscle insertion
- has muscle origin
- innervated by
The superior oblique muscle, or obliquus oculi superior, is a fusiform muscle in the
upper, medial side of the orbit whose primary action is downward, lateral rotation
of the eye. One of the extraocular muscles, the superior oblique is the only muscle
innervated by the trochlear nerve (the fourth cranial nerve).