All of the following statement are true about oculomotor nerve EXCEPT:
Ans. (b) Its nucleus located in lower midbrainRef: A.K. Khurana 6th ed. / 7-8* Location of CN III (occulomotor nerve) nucleus is upper midbrain* Location of CN IV (trochlear nerve) nucleus is in the lower mid-brain.CN, their Respective Nucleus Location and their FunctionCranial NerveNucleus LocationFunctionOculomotor IIIUpper midbrainEyeball movements: extrinsic ocular musclesTrochlear IVLower midbrainEyeball movements: extrinsic ocular musclesAbducens VIPonsEyeball movements: extrinsic ocular musclesHypoglossal XIIMedullaTongue muscles and movements
Supplies extrinsic ocular muscles
Its nucleus is located in lower midbrain
Its nucleus is located in upper midbrain
Palsy may lead to ptosis
Neuro-Ophthalmology