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movesci 110-Motor Control
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Undergraduate 1
02/05/2010

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superior rectus
Definition
controls elevation of the eye
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inferior rectus
Definition
controls depression of the eye
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lateral rectus
Definition
controls abduction of the eye
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medial rectus
Definition
controls adduction of the eye
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superior oblique
Definition
controls intrusion of the eye
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inferior oblique
Definition
controls extrusion of the eye
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oculomotor nerve
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controls superior rectus, inferior rectus, medial rectus, inferior oblique
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trochlear nerve
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controls superior oblique
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abducens nerve
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controls lateral rectus
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saccades
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fast eye movements, bring new images onto fovea
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smooth pursuit
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track object, maintain image on fovea
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vestibulocular reflex
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sharing of information between two systems
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optokinetic nystagmus
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shaking of eye in orbit
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eye movements controlled by what neuron
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controlled by superior colliculus
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