Orbitalis muscle
Musculus orbitalis
- Synonym: Orbital muscle
- Eponym: Müller's muscle
- Related terms: Orbitalis; Orbital muscle
Definition
Description:
The orbitalis muscle is a vestigial or rudimentary nonstriated muscle (smooth muscle) that crosses from the infraorbital groove and sphenomaxillary fissure and intimately united with the periosteum of the orbit. It was described by Johannes Peter Müller and is often called Muller's muscle.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
