=====Lateral rectus muscle===== The lateral rectus muscle is a muscle in the [[orbit]]. It is one of six extraocular muscles that control the movements of the eye (abduction in this case). Its function is to bring the pupil away from the midline of the body. {{http://www.3dneuroanatomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/orb15.jpg}} http://www.3dneuroanatomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/orb15.jpg