The upper eyelid muscle which raises the eyelid;
The extraocular muscle which moves the eye inward; and
The pupillary muscle which constricts the pupil.
Paralysis of the oculomotor nerve results in drooping eyelid (ptosis), deviation of the eyeball outward (and therefore double vision) and a dilated (wide-open) pupil.
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