The overall function of the extrinsic eye muscles is ______.

A. adjusting the eye shape for vision
B. moving the eye around in the orbit
C. opening and closing of eye
D. changing the size of the pupil


Ans: B. moving the eye around in the orbit

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EMG is the abbreviation for ____________________. ________________________________________

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The arbor vitae refers to ________.

A) cerebellar gray matter B) cerebellar white matter C) the pleatlike convolutions of the cerebellum D) flocculonodular nodes

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