The levator palpebrae superioris (Latin: elevating muscle of upper eyelid) is the muscle in the orbit that elevates the upper eyelid. The levator palpebrae...

tarsal muscle is a smooth muscle adjoining the levator palpebrae superioris muscle that helps to raise the upper eyelid. The superior tarsal muscle originates...

recti muscles, and the superior and inferior oblique muscles, control movement of the eye. The other muscle, the levator palpebrae superioris, controls...

Levator muscle can refer to: Levator scapulae muscle Levator palpebrae superioris muscle Levator ani Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle Levator...

a thin fold of skin that covers and protects an eye. The levator palpebrae superioris muscle retracts the eyelid, exposing the cornea to the outside,...

nerve supply (oculomotor nerve for levator palpebrae superioris and sympathetic nerves for superior tarsal muscle). It can affect one eye or both eyes...

and form the so-called "crow's feet". The Levator palpebræ superioris is the direct antagonist of this muscle; it raises the upper eyelid and exposes the...

responsible for opening the eyelid: the levator palpebrae superioris muscle and the superior tarsal muscle (Müller's muscle). CN III damage also results in loss...

by the forceful closing of the eyelid or inactivation of the levator palpebrae superioris and the activation of the palpebral portion of the orbicularis...

The muscles it controls are the striated muscle in levator palpebrae superioris and other extraocular muscles except for the superior oblique muscle and...

muscle Inferior oblique muscle Inferior rectus muscle Lacrimal gland Lateral rectus muscle Levator palpebrae superioris muscle Medial rectus muscle Nasalis...

muscle Trochlea of superior oblique Inferior oblique muscle Eyelid Levator palpebrae superioris muscle Tarsus Medial palpebral ligament Epicanthic fold Meibomian...

oblique, and the superior oblique. The seventh muscle is the levator palpebrae superioris muscle. When the muscles exert different tensions, a torque is exerted...

exophthalmic goiter is a medical sign characterized by spasm of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle with retraction of the upper lid (so that sclera is visible...

[citation needed] It travels anteriorly superior to the levator palpebrae superioris muscle. It exits the orbit through the supraorbital foramen/notch...

simultaneous activation of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle and the inhibition of the orbicularis oculi muscle. Electromyographic studies have...

thin fold of skin that covers and protects the eye. The levator palpebrae superioris muscle  helps in the movement of eyelid. The human eyelid features...

This is a table of skeletal muscles of the human anatomy, with muscle counts and other information. Skeletal muscle maps Anterior view Posterior view...

Rushdie had an operation to correct ptosis, a problem with the levator palpebrae superioris muscle that causes drooping of the upper eyelid. According to Rushdie...

the trochlea of the superior oblique muscle. It then travels anteriorly above the levator palpebrae superioris muscle. It exits the orbit through the supratrochlear...

pterygoid muscles of jaw results in the excitation of the branch of the oculomotor nerve that innervates the levator palpebrae superioris ipsilaterally...

labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle angle of mouth Levator anguli oris upper eyelid Levator palpebrae superioris muscle eyeball Superior rectus muscle...

of skeletal muscles, which is exacerbated by repeated contraction. To cause sustained contraction of levator palpebrae superioris muscle, the patient...

surrounding the levator palpebrae superioris muscle close to its partial implantation into the skin of the upper eyelid. The muscle also attaches to...

dictionary. LPS may refer to: Lipopolysaccharide (Endotoxin) Levator palpebrae superioris muscle Laboratoire de Physique des Solides (LPS) Leighton Park School...

muscle" in honor of both men. "Müller's muscle": superior tarsal muscle which is a smooth muscle that adjoins the levator palpebrae superioris muscle...

a pulley-like structure in the eye. The tendon of the superior oblique muscle passes through it. Situated on the superior nasal aspect of the frontal...

turned toward the affected muscle. Ptosis occurs when the levator palpebrae superioris (the muscle responsible for eyelid elevation) is affected on one or...

The superior oblique muscle or obliquus oculi superior is a fusiform muscle originating in the upper, medial side of the orbit (i.e. from beside the nose)...

supplies the upper eyelid muscle (levator palpebrae superioris) and is accompanied by parasympathetic fibers innervating the muscles responsible for pupil...