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list the cranial nerves that innervate the following muscles:

muscle

superior rectus
inferior rectus
lateral rectus
medial rectus
superior oblique
inferior oblique

nerve: (list 1 for each of the 6 on the muslce list)

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Superior rectus - Oculomotor nerve (III)
Inferior rectus - Oculomotor nerve (III)
Lateral rectus - Abducens nerve (VI)
Medial rectus - Oculomotor nerve (III)
Superior oblique - Trochlear nerve (IV)
Inferior oblique - Oculomotor nerve (III)