Extraocular muscles of the human eye

Muscle	Innervation	Origin	Insertion	Neutral position	Adduction	Abduction
Superior rectus	Oculomotor nerve (superior branch)	Annulus of Zinn	Eye (anterior, superior surface)	Elevation Incyclotorsion Adduction	Intorsion Adduction Elevation	Elevation
Inferior rectus	Oculomotor nerve (inferior branch)	Annulus of Zinn	eye (anterior, inferior surface)	Depression Extorsion Adduction	Extorsion Adduction Depression	Depression
Lateral rectus	Abducens nerve	Annulus of Zinn	Eye (anterior, lateral surface)	Abduction
Medial rectus	Oculomotor nerve (inferior branch)	Annulus of Zinn	Eye (anterior, medial surface)	Adduction
Superior oblique	Trochlear nerve	Annulus of Zinn via theTrochlea	Eye (posterior, superior, lateral surface)	Intorsion Depression Abduction	Depression Abduction Intorsion	Intorsion Abduction Depression
Inferior oblique	Oculomotor nerve (inferior branch)	Maxillary bone	Eye (posterior, inferior, lateral surface)	Extorsion Elevation Abduction	Elevation Abduction Extorsion	Extorsion Abduction Elevation
Levator palpebrae superioris	Oculomotor nerve	Sphenoid bone	tarsal plate of uppereyelid	Retracts and elevateseyelid