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Type

Cartilage

Japanese

滑車

Reading

かっしゃ

English

Trochlea

Latin

Trochlea musculi obliqui superioris bulbi

Also called

Trochlea of superior oblique

Main functions

Eye movement

Connections

Articles

• Trochlea of the eye: the pulley-like structure of the superior oblique muscle

Also mentioned in

• Superior oblique muscle: position, actions and trochlear nerve
• What is the trochlear nerve? Course and function of CN IV, the nerve to the superior oblique