Lateral rectus muscle
musculus rectus lateralis bulbi
Abducts the eyeball. Only the actions of the medial and lateral recti can be tested from the primary position; the others almost never act alone.

In the full entry
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- Origin
- Insertion
- Innervation
- Blood supply
Related clinical cases
- Paralysis of the extrinsic muscles of the eye