Abducens Muscle (Noun)
Meaning
The ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The abducens muscle is responsible for rotating the eye laterally, away from the midline of the body.
- Damage to the abducens muscle can result in difficulty moving the eye outward, leading to double vision.
- The abducens muscle is innervated by the abducens nerve, which is the sixth cranial nerve.
- In order to move the eye outward, the abducens muscle contracts, while the medial rectus muscle relaxes.
- The abducens muscle works in conjunction with other extraocular muscles to provide a wide range of eye movements.