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Motor or Sensory: Motor

Type of Neuron: General Somatic Efferent (GSE)
General Visceral Efferent (GVE) =Parasympathetic

Level of Origin/Termination: Mesencephalon

Cells of Origin/Termination: GSE= Oculomotor Nucleus
GVE= Edinger-Westphal Nucleus

Ganglia: Ciliary Ganglion, Communicating Branch with Trigeminal Ganglion

Cranial Exit: Superior Orbital Fissure

Innervation: GSE= Superior, Inferior, and Medial Recti, Inferior Oblique, Levator Palpebrae
GVE=Sphincter Pupillae, Ciliary Muscle

Function: GSE=Raises upper eyelid, Turns eyeball superiorly, inferiorly, and medially
GVE=Constricts pupil, Accommodation of lens