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cranial nerves 2 and 3
- 3. Primary function: special sensory (vision)
Origin: axons of retinal cells
Pass through: optic canal (ant cranial fossa)
Destination: diencephalon through optic
chiasm
- 6. Retina optic nerve optic chiasma optic
tract lat geniculate body optic radiation
visual area of occipital lobe
- 8. Primary function: motor (eye movements)
Origin: mesencephalon
Pass through: superior orbital fissure
Destination:
◦ Somatic motor : superior, inferior and medial
rectus, inferior oblique, and levator palpebrae
superioris muscle.
◦ Visceral motor: intrinsic eye muscles
- 9. GSE: extra ocular muscles
GVE: intra ocular muscles for contraction of
pupil and accomodation
GSA: extra ocular muscles