Chapter contents Overview Somatic motor component Origin, central course Intracranial course Final innervation Visceral motor component Origin and course Final innervation

Cranial Nerve III - Oculomotor Nerve Page 9 of 16 Overview of the visceral motor component Provides parasympathetic innervation of the constrictor pupillae and ciliary muscles of the eye. The visceral motor component of CN III is involved in the pupillary light and accommodation reflexes. Figure 3-9. Overview of the visceral motor component.

Last revised: March 22, 1998