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Preferred Label : vestibulocochlear nerve;

RADLEX synonyms : cranial nerve VIII; statoacoustic nerve; vestibulocochlear nerve [vIII]; stato-acoustic nerve; cochleovestibular nerve; acoustic nerve (Crosby); cochlear-vestibular nerve;

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. [MeSH];

RADLEX acronyms : CN VIII;

UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0001162;

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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. [MeSH]

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25/05/2025


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