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Nervous System > Peripheral Nervous System > Autonomic Nervous System > Autonomic Pathways > Oculomotor Nerve
Nervous System > Peripheral Nervous System > Peripheral Nerves > Autonomic Pathways > Oculomotor Nerve
Nervous System > Peripheral Nervous System > Autonomic Nervous System > Parasympathetic Nervous System > Oculomotor Nerve
Nervous System > Peripheral Nervous System > Peripheral Nerves > Cranial Nerves > Oculomotor Nerve

Preferred term

Oculomotor Nerve  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cranial Nerve III
  • Nerve III
  • Nervus Oculomotorius
  • Third Cranial Nerve

Allowable Qualifier(s)

In other languages

  • Nerf oculomoteur

    French

  • Nerf crânien 3
  • Nerf crânien III
  • Nerf moteur oculaire commun
  • Nerf oculo-moteur
  • Troisième nerf crânien
  • Troisième paire crânienne

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