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 | |
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.
[edit] 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. |
