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 Definitions of vestibulocochlear nerve  

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Definition of 'vestibulocochlear nerve' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) acoustic nerve, auditory nerve, vestibulocochlear nerve, nervus vestibulocochlearis, eighth cranial nerve
a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea


Definition of 'vestibulocochlear nerve' U.S. National Library of Medicine 

1.  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.



'vestibulocochlear nerve' - Nearby Entries  

vestibule  vestibule of the ear  vestibule of the vagina  vestibulocochlear nerve  vestige  vestigial  vestmental  



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