Muscles of eye movement

Lateral rectus

Pulls eyes laterally; abduction

Lateral rectus primary mover

-Lateral rectus

-No ROM

Lateral rectus primary mover innervation

-Cranial nerve VI

-Abducens nerve

Medial rectus

Pulls eyes medially; adduction

Medial rectus primary mover

-Medial rectus

-No ROM

Medial rectus primary mover innervation

-Cranial nerve III

-Oculomotor nerve

Superior rectus

-Pulls eyes out and up

-Elevation, abduction, and extorsion

Superior rectus primary mover

-Inferior oblique

-No ROM

Superior rectus primary over innervation

-Cranial nerve III

-Oculomotor nerve

Inferior oblique

-Pulls eyes in and up

-Elevation, adduction, and intorsion

Inferior oblique primary mover

-Superior rectus

-No ROM

Inferior oblique primary mover innervation

-Cranial nerve III

-Oculomotor nerve

Inferior rectus

-Pulls eyes out and down

-Depression, abduction, and intorsion

Inferior rectus primary mover

-Superior oblique

-No ROM

Inferior rectus primary mover innervation

-Cranial nerve IV

-Trochlear nerve

Superior oblique

-Pulls eye in and down

-Depression, adduction, extorsion

Superior oblique primary mover

-Inferior rectus

-No ROM

Superior oblique primary mover innervation

-Cranial nerve III

-Oculomotor nerve