Bassett Collection Large Image - Lane Medical Library, Stanford University Medical Center

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Insertion of extraocular muscles

Left eye, posterior view

The fascia has been removed from the muscles and the eye, and the muscles retracted and stretched.

1 .	Tendon of superior rectus muscle
2 .	Sclera
3 .	Sheath of optic nerve
4 .	Upper pointer: Posterior ciliary artery (long) Lower pointer: Position of macula lutea of retina (marked by *)
5 .	Tendon of lateral rectus muscle
6 .	Short ciliary nerves
7 .	Inferior oblique muscle
8 .	Tendon of superior oblique muscle
9 .	Superior vorticose veins
10 .	Posterior ciliary arteries (short)
11 .	Medial rectus muscle
12 .	Optic nerve (II)
13 .	Inferior vorticose veins
14 .	Tendon of Inferior rectus muscle