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Preferred term

Vestibulocochlear Nerve  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The 8th cranial nerve. The vestibulocochlear nerve has a cochlear part (COCHLEAR NERVE) which is concerned with hearing and a vestibular part (VESTIBULAR NERVE) which mediates the sense of balance and head position. The fibers of the cochlear nerve originate from neurons of the SPIRAL GANGLION and project to the cochlear nuclei (COCHLEAR NUCLEUS). The fibers of the vestibular nerve arise from neurons of Scarpa's ganglion and project to the VESTIBULAR NUCLEI.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cochleovestibular Nerve
  • Cranial Nerve VIII
  • Eighth Cranial Nerve
  • Statoacoustic Nerve

In other languages

  • French

  • Huitième nerf crânien
  • Huitième paire crânienne
  • Nerf auditif
  • Nerf cochléo-vestibulaire
  • Nerf crânien 8
  • Nerf crânien VIII
  • Nerf stato-acoustique
  • Nerf vestibulo-cochléaire

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