THIRD CRANIAL NERVES
\θˈɜːd kɹˈe͡ɪnɪəl nˈɜːvz], \θˈɜːd kɹˈeɪnɪəl nˈɜːvz], \θ_ˈɜː_d k_ɹ_ˈeɪ_n_ɪ__ə_l n_ˈɜː_v_z]\
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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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