Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

In which part of the human body will you find the 'superior rectus'?

Options:

Ear

Eye

Nose

Tongue

Correct Answer:

Eye

Explanation:
  • The correct answer is Option (2)- Eye

    The superior rectus is an eye muscle, controlling the eye as it moves up. This muscle is among four muscles — including the medial rectus, lateral rectus, and the inferior rectus — which control the eye’s movement.

    When the eye is turned away from the nose, both the superior and inferior rectus muscles work together to raise and push the eye upward. When the eye is turned inward, those same two muscles work to raise and push the eye in. When a person looks straight ahead, all four muscles work together to stabilize the eye, with about half of the work performed by the superior and inferior rectus muscles.