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inferior rectus

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Noun1.inferior rectus - the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball down and medially
inferior rectus muscle, rectus inferior
eye muscle, ocular muscle - one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball


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Ampullofugal stimulation of the cupula of the posterior semicircular canal leads to vertigo and to an up-beating and torsional nystagmus secondary to the contraction of the ipsilateral right superior oblique muscle ipsilateral to the posterior semicircular canal and of the contralateral inferior rectus muscle.
Falling sensation in patients who undergo the Epley maneuver: a ... by Uneri, Alev / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
It bypassed the inferior rectus and inferior oblique, muscles that move the eyeball up and down.
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[92,93] Signals from the posterior semicircular canal go to the ipsilateral superior oblique and contralateral inferior rectus muscles.
Advances in the treatment of vestible disorders by Herdman, Susan J. / Physical Therapy
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