About The Medical Condition Third Cranial Nerve

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Third Cranial Nerve

Third Cranial Nerve Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Third Cranial Nerve Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Third Cranial Nerve?

The 3d cranial nerve. The oculomotor nerve sends motor fibers to the levator muscles of the eyelid and to the superior rectus, inferior rectus, and inferior oblique muscles of the eye. It also sends parasympathetic efferents (via the ciliary ganglion) to the muscles controlling pupillary constriction and accommodation. The motor fibers originate in the oculomotor nuclei of the midbrain.

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