Levator anguli oculi medialis muscle
Levator anguli oculi medialis muscle |
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origin |
Frontal bone |
approach |
Upper eyelid |
function |
Pulling up the upper eyelid |
Innervation |
Facial nerve ( cranial nerve VII) |
The levator anguli oculi medialis muscle ( Latin for "lifter of the inner corner of the eye") is a skeletal muscle of the head. It arises in the area of the frontal bone and extends rostrolaterally to the nasal (nasal) area of the upper eyelid . It lifts the central part of the upper eyelid. The muscle is innervated by the ramus zygomaticus of the facial nerve (VII. Cranial nerve ) .
literature
- Horst Erich König, Hans-Georg Liebich (Hrsg.): Anatomy of domestic mammals. Textbook and color atlas for study and practice. 4th, revised edition. Schattauer, Stuttgart a. a. 2009, ISBN 978-3-7945-2650-5 , p. 114.
- Oskar Schaller (Ed.): Illustrated veterinary anatomical nomenclature. 2nd Edition. Enke, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-8304-1069-0 , p. 100.
- Klaus-Dieter Budras, Wolfgang Fricke and Renate Richter: Atlas of the anatomy of the dog: textbook for veterinarians and students. 8th edition. Schlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft, Hanover 2007, ISBN 978-3-89993-039-9 ; P. 94 and 95 ( google books )