The levator palpebrae superioris is not considered a facial nerve because it is not innervated by the facial nerve.
A) Both the statement and the reason are correct and related.
B) Both the statement and the reason are correct but are NOT related.
C) The statement is correct,but the reason is NOT correct.
D) The statement is NOT correct,but the reason is correct.
E) NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.

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This muscle,which raises the upper eyelid,is considered a muscle of the orbit.A variation from the other nerves of the face,which are innervated by the facial nerve (VII),this nerve is innervated by the III cranial nerve.This nerve is called the oculomotor nerve.

The Levator Palpebrae Superioris Is Not Considered a Facial Nerve