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    The six extraocular muscles and their primary, secondary, and tertiary actions are summarized in a table. The medial rectus adducts the eye, the superior and inferior rectus elevate and depress the eye respectively, and the lateral rectus abducts the eye. Understanding the origins and insertions of the extraocular muscles relative to the axes of eye movement is important for comprehending the specific actions of each muscle.

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    The six extraocular muscles and their primary, secondary, and tertiary actions are summarized in a table. The medial rectus adducts the eye, the superior and inferior rectus elevate and depress the eye respectively, and the lateral rectus abducts the eye. Understanding the origins and insertions of the extraocular muscles relative to the axes of eye movement is important for comprehending the specific actions of each muscle.

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    The six extraocular muscles and their primary, secondary, and tertiary actions are summarized in a table. The medial rectus adducts the eye, the superior and inferior rectus elevate and depress the eye respectively, and the lateral rectus abducts the eye. Understanding the origins and insertions of the extraocular muscles relative to the axes of eye movement is important for comprehending the specific actions of each muscle.

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    Actions of the Extraocular Muscles

    The actions of all six extraocular muscles are summarized in the table below:

    Muscle Primary Secondary Tertiary


    Innervation
    action action action

    Medial
    CN III Adduction -- --
    rectus

    Superior
    CN III Elevation Intortion Adduction
    rectus

    Inferior
    CN III Depression Extortion Adduction
    rectus

    Inferior
    CN III Extorsion Elevation Abduction
    oblique

    Superior
    CN IV Intorsion Depression Abduction
    oblique

    Lateral
    CN VI Abduction -- --
    rectus

    A knowledge of the origins and points of insertion of the extraocular muscles on the eye
    relative to the axes of motion of the eye is critical to understanding the actions of these
    muscles.

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