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Certified Ophthalmic Medical Technologist (COMT)

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Along with the superior rectus, which muscle is used when looking directly up?

Inferior rectus
Inferior oblique
Superior oblique
Medial rectus

Explanation

Answer: B - The inferior oblique and superior rectus are used when a person looks directly up.

Six extraocular muscles move the eye left and right, up and down, as well as intort and excyclotort. The inferior oblique and superior rectus muscles are utilized to look directly up and can be examined during an extraocular motility assessment.

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