Oculomotor Nerve Flashcards
1
Q
What type of motor fibers to skeletal muscle are given off by the oculomotor nerve?
A
somatic efferent (SE)
2
Q
At its apparent origin cranial nerve III conveys which classifications of neural pathways?
A
somatic efferent (SE) and visceral efferent (VE) pathways
3
Q
What is the SE nucleus of origin for the third cranial nerve?
A
oculomotor nuclear complex
4
Q
What is the location of the apparent origin of the third cranial nerve?
A
the midbrain
5
Q
What are the target organs for the SE fibers carried in cranial nerve III?
A
- medial rectus
- inferior rectus
- superior rectus
- inferior oblique
- levator palpebrae superioris muscle of the eyelid
