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vet-Anatomy The Anatomy of veterinary imaging
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  5. Facial muscles
  6. Orbicularis oculi muscle

Veterinary anatomy

  • Veterinary anatomy
  • Terms of position and direction indicating parts of the body
  • Terms relating to the limbs
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Orbicularis oculi muscle - Dog - General anatomy - Left lateral view - vet-Anatomy
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Orbicularis oculi muscle

Musculus orbicularis oculi

  • Synonym: Orbicular muscle of eye

Definition

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Gallery

  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Cat - Head and neck - Transversal - vet-Anatomy
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Cat - Head and neck - Sagittal - vet-Anatomy
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Cat - Head and neck - Dorsal - vet-Anatomy
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Dog - General anatomy - Left lateral view - vet-Anatomy
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Dog - General anatomy - Dorsal view - vet-Anatomy
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Bovine - General anatomy - Lateral view - vet-Anatomy
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Bovine - General anatomy - Cranial view - vet-Anatomy
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Dog - Nasal cavity - Nasal cavity - vet-Anatomy
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Dog - Eye - Orbit - vet-Anatomy
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Dog - Eye - Orbit - vet-Anatomy
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Dog - Eye - Eyelids - vet-Anatomy
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Dog - Eye - Eyelids - vet-Anatomy
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Dog - Eye - Eyelids - vet-Anatomy
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Dog - Myology - General Anatomy - vet-Anatomy
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Dog - Myology - General Anatomy - vet-Anatomy
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Dog - Myology - Trunk - vet-Anatomy
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Dog - Myology - Trunk - vet-Anatomy
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Dog - Myology - Trunk - vet-Anatomy
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Dog - Myology - Trunk - vet-Anatomy
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Dog - Myology - Trunk - vet-Anatomy
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Dog - Myology - Trunk - vet-Anatomy
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Horse - Myology - General Anatomy - vet-Anatomy
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Horse - Myology - General Anatomy - vet-Anatomy
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Horse - Myology - General Anatomy - vet-Anatomy
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Horse - Myology - General Anatomy - vet-Anatomy
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Horse - Myology - Head - vet-Anatomy
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Horse - Myology - Head - vet-Anatomy
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Horse - Myology - Head - vet-Anatomy
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Horse - Myology - Head - vet-Anatomy
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Horse - Myology - Head - vet-Anatomy
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Horse - Myology - Head - vet-Anatomy
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Horse - Myology - Head - vet-Anatomy
Orbicularis oculi muscle - Dog - General anatomy - Left lateral view - vet-Anatomy
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Anatomical hierarchy

Veterinary anatomy

  1. Myology >
  2. Muscles of the head >
  3. Facial muscles >
  4. Orbicularis oculi muscle

Underlying structures:

  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Origin
  • Palpebral part of orbicularis oculi muscle
  • Orbital part of orbicularis oculi muscle
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle - Insertion
Comparative anatomy in humans
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle
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