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Orbitalis muscle
Details
NerveSympathetic Nerves
Actionsprotrusion of eyeball
Identifiers
Latinmusculus orbitalis
TA98A15.2.07.009
TA26820
FMA49034
Anatomical terms of muscle
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The orbitalis muscle is a vestigial or rudimentary nonstriated muscle (smooth muscle) that crosses from the infraorbital groove and sphenomaxillary fissure and is intimately united with the periosteum of the orbit. It was described by Heinrich Müller[1] and is often called Müller's muscle. It lies at the back of the orbit and spans the infraorbital fissure.[2] It is a thin layer of smooth muscle that bridges the inferior orbital fissure. It is supplied by sympathetic nerves, and its function is unknown.[3]

  1. ^ Toerien MJ, Gous AE. The orbital muscle of Müller. S Afr Med J. 1978 Jan 28; 53(4):139-41. [1]
  2. ^ Gray's Anatomy - 40th Ed/MINOR MUSCLES OF THE EYELIDS
  3. ^ Snell-Clinical Anatomy by Regions - Snell - 8th Ed - 2008-Chapter 11 : The Head and Neck

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