Superior tarsal muscle
Musculus tarsalis superior
- Eponym: Mueller
Definition
Origin: Underside of levator palpebrae superioris
Insertion: Superior tarsal plate of the eyelid
Artery: Ophthalmic artery
Nerve: Sympathetic nervous system
Action: Raise the upper eyelid
Description:
The superior tarsal muscle is a smooth muscle adjoining the levator palpebrae superioris muscle that helps to raise the upper eyelid. The superior tarsal muscle originates on the underside of levator palpebrae superioris and inserts on the superior tarsal plate of the eyelid.
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/).
This definition incorporates text from the wikipedia website - Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia. (2004, July 22). FL: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Retrieved August 10, 2004, from http://www.wikipedia.org
