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Muscular System

Organization of Muscles

How many muscles are involved in the movement of each eyeball?

Six skeletal muscles called the extrinsic eye muscles move the eyeball. They include the superior, inferior, medial, and lateral rectus muscles, as well as the superior and inferior oblique muscles.

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