Question

The eye ball in human is moved by

• A. Four rectus and two oblique muscles
• B. Four oblique and two rectus muscles
• C. The ciliary muscles
• D. The ciliary body and optic peduncle

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Four rectus and two oblique muscles

The extraocular muscles are the six muscles that control movement of the eye and one muscle . In one eye, in two antagonistic muscles, like the lateral and medial recti, contraction of one leads to inhibition of the other.The superior oblique muscle originates at the back of the orbit (a little closer to the medial rectus