Superior branch of oculomotor nerve
- Superior branch of oculomotor nerve
Infobox Nerve
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Latin = ramus superior nervi oculomotorii
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Caption = Plan of oculomotor nerve. (Superior branch visible at top.)
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Innervates = Superior rectus, Levator palpebrae superioris
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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.
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