Preferred Label : vestibular nerve;

MeSH definition : The vestibular part of the 8th cranial nerve (VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE). The vestibular nerve fibers arise from neurons of Scarpa's ganglion and project peripherally to vestibular hair cells and centrally to the VESTIBULAR NUCLEI of the BRAIN STEM. These fibers mediate the sense of balance and head position.;

MeSH synonym : nerves, vestibular; nerve, vestibular; vestibular nerves;

Related MeSH term : scarpa's ganglion; Ganglion, Scarpa's; Scarpa Ganglion; Scarpas Ganglion;

MeSH annotation : dis: coord IM with VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE DISEASES (IM); neopl: coord IM with VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE DISEASES (IM) CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS (IM) histol type of neopl (IM);

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestibular nerve;

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The vestibular part of the 8th cranial nerve (VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE). The vestibular nerve fibers arise from neurons of Scarpa's ganglion and project peripherally to vestibular hair cells and centrally to the VESTIBULAR NUCLEI of the BRAIN STEM. These fibers mediate the sense of balance and head position.

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