OCULOMOTOR NERVE
\ˈɒkjʊlˌɒmə͡ʊtə nˈɜːv], \ˈɒkjʊlˌɒməʊtə nˈɜːv], \ˈɒ_k_j_ʊ_l_ˌɒ_m_əʊ_t_ə n_ˈɜː_v]\
Definitions of OCULOMOTOR NERVE
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- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
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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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