Superior branch of oculomotor nerve
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The superior branch of the oculomotor nerve or the superior division, the smaller, passes medialward over the optic nerve
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It supplies the Superior rectus and Levator palpebrae superioris.
Optic nerve
The optic nerve, also called cranial nerve 2, transmits visual information from the retina to the brain. Derived from the embryonic retinal ganglion cell, a diverticulum located in the diencephalon, the optic nerve doesn't regenerate after transection.-Anatomy:The optic nerve is the second of...
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It supplies the Superior rectus and Levator palpebrae superioris.