superior branch of oculomotor nerve
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. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_branch_of_oculomotor_nerve ]
Synonyms: superior ramus of oculomotor nerve, ramus superior nervi oculomotorii, ramus superior nervus oculomotorii, oculomotor nerve superior division, ramus superior (nervus oculomotorius [III])
Term info
- Wikipedia:Superior_branch_of_oculomotor_nerve
- FMA:52572
- AAO:0010628
- SCTID:280205004
dorsal ramus of occulomotor nerve, dorsal ramus of oculomotor nerve, superior division of oculomotor nerve
uberon
UBERON:0015162
superior branch of oculomotor nerve, Superior branch of oculomotor nerve
Term relations
- nerve and innervates some superior rectus extraocular muscle and branching part of some oculomotor nerve