Understanding the Six Intrinsic Eye Muscles: Function & Location

The six intrinsic eye muscles are:

- Superior rectus: raises the eye.

- Inferior rectus: lowers the eye.

- Medial rectus: adducts (moves toward the nose) the eye.

- Lateral rectus: abducts (moves away from the nose) the eye.

- Superior oblique: rotates the eye down and out.

- Inferior oblique: rotates the eye up and out.