Uberon definition : The vestibular nerve is one of the two branches of the Vestibulocochlear nerve (the
cochlear nerve being the other). It goes to the semicircular canals via the vestibular
ganglion. It receives positional information. Axons of the vestibular nerve synapse
in the vestibular nucleus on the lateral floor and wall of the fourth ventricle in
the pons and medulla. It arises from bipolar cells in the vestibular ganglion, ganglion
of Scarpa, which is situated in the upper part of the outer end of the internal auditory
meatus. [WP,unvetted].;
Uberon synonym : vestibulocochlear VIII nerve vestibular component; vestibular root of eighth cranial nerve; vestibular root of acoustic nerve;
Uberon related term : vestibulocochlear nerve vestibular root; scarpa's ganglion; scarpas ganglion; scarpa ganglion;
The vestibular nerve is one of the two branches of the Vestibulocochlear nerve (the
cochlear nerve being the other). It goes to the semicircular canals via the vestibular
ganglion. It receives positional information. Axons of the vestibular nerve synapse
in the vestibular nucleus on the lateral floor and wall of the fourth ventricle in
the pons and medulla. It arises from bipolar cells in the vestibular ganglion, ganglion
of Scarpa, which is situated in the upper part of the outer end of the internal auditory
meatus. [WP,unvetted].