oculomotor nucleus

Introduction

Somatic motor component of CN 3.

• paired nuclei located in midbrain near aqueduct of Sylvius lateral to the Edinger-Westphal nucleus
• fibers originating in the oculomotor nucleus innervate:
  • levator palpabrae
  • superior rectus
  • inferior rectus
  • medial rectus
  • inferior oblique

More general terms

• cranial nerve nucleus

Additional terms

• oculomotor nerve (CN III)