Uberon definition : A muscle in the orbit that depresses, adducts, and helps extort (rotate laterally)
the eye. The inferior rectus muscle is the only muscle that is capable of depressing
the pupil when it is in a fully abducted position.;
Uberon related term : ventral rectus; ventral 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];
A muscle in the orbit that depresses, adducts, and helps extort (rotate laterally)
the eye. The inferior rectus muscle is the only muscle that is capable of depressing
the pupil when it is in a fully abducted position.