Lateral rectus muscle

For the muscle of the neck, see Rectus capitis lateralis muscle
The lateral rectus muscle is a muscle in the orbit. It is one of six extraocular muscles that control the movements of the eye (abduction in this case) and the only muscle innervated by the abducens nerve, cranial nerve VI.

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German: Augenmuskeln#Musculus rectus lateralis, Spanish: Músculo recto externo, French: Muscle droit latéral de l'oeil, Croatian: Lateralni ravni mišić, Italian: Muscolo retto laterale, Hungarian: Musculus rectus lateralis, Dutch: Musculus rectus lateralis, Portuguese: Músculo reto lateral, Thai: กล้ามเนื้อแลทเทอรัล เรกตัส, Chinese: 眼直肌.