Anatomy

Vestibulocochlear Nerve

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.

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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.

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  • Cochleovestibular Nerve
  • Cranial Nerve VIII
  • Eighth Cranial Nerve
  • Statoacoustic Nerve
  • Cochleovestibular Nerves
  • Cranial Nerve VIIIs
  • Cranial Nerve, Eighth
  • Cranial Nerves, Eighth
  • Eighth Cranial Nerves
  • Nerve VIIIs, Cranial
  • Nerve, Cochleovestibular
  • Nerve, Eighth Cranial
  • Nerve, Statoacoustic
  • Nerve, Vestibulocochlear
  • Nerves, Cochleovestibular
  • Nerves, Eighth Cranial
  • Nerves, Statoacoustic
  • Nerves, Vestibulocochlear
  • Statoacoustic Nerves
  • VIIIs, Cranial Nerve
  • Vestibulocochlear Nerves

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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neoplasm = VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE DISEASES (IM) + CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS (IM) + histological type of neoplasm (IM) but note that NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC is also available

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2000(1963)

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  1. A08w.800w.800w.120w.910w

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WL 330

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Vestibulocochlear Nerve. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000159. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000159
  2. Vestibulocochlear Nerve. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestibulocochlear_nerve
  3. Vestibulocochlear Nerve. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q319317