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Ocular Motility
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What is the name of the cranial nerve responsible for controlling most of the eye muscles?
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Oculomotor Nerve (CN III)
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The oculomotor nerve (CN III) is responsible for controlling the superior rectus, inferior rectus, medial rectus, and inferior oblique muscles of the eye, as well as the levator palpebrae superioris muscle, which controls eyelid elevation.