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.

It supplies the Superior rectus and Levator palpebrae superioris.

Additional images

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  Nerves of the orbit. Seen from above.
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  Nerves of the orbit, and the ciliary ganglion. Side view.
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  Dissection showing origins of right ocular muscles, and nerves entering by the superior orbital fissure.
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  Pathways in the Ciliary Ganglion.