Question: Where to do the extraocular muscles originate?

Answer: The extraocular muscles mostly originate at the annulus of Zinn, at the back of the eye socket. This is a fibrous ring that surrounds the optic nerve. The only muscle that doesn’t originate at this point is the inferior oblique which originates at the orbital floor.


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