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trochlea
A structure serving as a pulley, especially with reference to the superior oblique.
The trochlea of the superior oblique is a cartilagenous structure fixed by ligamentous fibers, just posterior the superomedial angle of the orbital margin.
Related
superior oblique muscle (SO)
trochleitis
Specific
posterior (Steida) process of talus
trochlea (pulley) of talus
trochlea of humerus
General
anatomic structure
References
- Grant's Atlas of Anatomy, 10th edition, AMR Agur & MJ Lee (eds),
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 1999
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
Component-of
orbital cavity (orbit)
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