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Nervous System > Peripheral Nervous System > Peripheral Nerves > Cranial Nerves > Vestibulocochlear Nerve

Preferred term

Vestibulocochlear Nerve  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Entry terms

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

Note

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

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 2000(1963)

In other languages

  • kuulo-tasapainohermo

    Finnish

  • 8. aivohermo
  • kahdeksas aivohermo
  • n. vestibulocochlearis
  • nervus vestibulocochlearis
  • tasapaino-kuulohermo
  • vestibulocochlearis
  • VIII aivohermo
  • Hörsel- och balansnerv

    Swedish

  • 8:e kranialnerv
  • Jämvikts- och hörselnerv
  • Nervus vestibulo-cochlearis

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000159

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