CN III (OCCULOMOTOR)-D. SUPPLY
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SUMMARY
1. Superior division: passes onto the orbital surface of the superior rectus 1/3 of the way along
- It then passes onto the levator palpebrae superioris → to which it supplies sympathetic fibers
2. Inferior division
- Inferior rectus: passes along the orbital surface to enter 1/3 of the way along
- Inferior oblique: passes along the orbital surface to enter 1/3 of the way along, the parasympathetic fibers from the Edinger Westphal nucleus lie in the proximal part of this branch and leave it to enter the ciliary ganglion
Reference(s)
R.M.H McMinn (1998). Last’s anatomy: regional and applied. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. Get it on Amazon.
Drake, Richard L., et al. Gray's Anatomy for Students. Elsevier, 2023. Get it on Amazon.
