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Nerve: Superior branch of oculomotor nerve
	Plan of oculomotor nerve. (Superior branch visible at top.)
Latin	ramus superior nervi oculomotorii
Gray's	subject #198 884
Innervates	Superior rectus, Levator palpebrae superioris
From	oculomotor nerve

The superior branch of the oculomotor nerve or the superior division, the smaller, passes medialward over the optic nerve.

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Nerves of the orbit. Seen from above.

Nerves of the orbit, and the ciliary ganglion. Side view.

Dissection showing origins of right ocular muscles, and nerves entering by the superior orbital fissure.

Pathways in the Ciliary Ganglion.