CHAPTER V. 



MUSCLES OF THE EYE. 



Muscles of the Eye. — Seven — loosterior, superior, in- 

 ferior, external and internal recti, and superior and in- 

 ferior oblique. 



Posterior Rectus Rectractor Oculi, as its name implies, 

 pulls the bulbus backward. Is a muscular sheath,. 



Fig. 



with fibers disposed longitudinally ; arises from around 

 the optic foramen and inserted into the posterior part 

 of the external face of the sclerotic. May be dissected 

 into four bundles. Superior^ Inferior^ External^ andln- 



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