Superior branch of oculomotor nerve
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| Nerve: Superior branch of oculomotor nerve | |
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| Plan of oculomotor nerve. (Superior branch visible at top.) | |
| Latin | ramus superior nervi oculomotorii |
| Gray's | subject #198 884 |
| Innervates | Superior rectus, Levator palpebrae superioris |
| From | oculomotor nerve |
| Dorlands / Elsevier | r_02/12692191 |
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The superior branch of the oculomotor nerve or the superior division, the smaller, passes medialward over the optic nerve.
It supplies the Superior rectus and Levator palpebrae superioris.
Additional images
 Nerves of the orbit. Seen from above. |
 Nerves of the orbit, and the ciliary ganglion. Side view. |
 Dissection showing origins of right ocular muscles, and nerves entering by the superior orbital fissure. |
 Pathways in the Ciliary Ganglion. |
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