Preferred Label : cochlear nerve;
Uberon definition : A nerve in the head that carries signals from the cochlea of the inner ear to the
brain. It is part of the vestibulocochlear nerve, the 8th cranial nerve which is found
in higher vertebrates; the other portion of the 8th cranial nerve is the vestibular
nerve which carries spatial orientation information from the semicircular canals.
The cochlear nerve is a sensory nerve, one which conducts to the brain information
about the environment, in this case acoustic energy impinging on the tympanic membrane.
The cochlear nerve arises from within the cochlea and extends to the brainstem, where
its fibers make contact with the cochlear nucleus, the next stage of neural processing
in the auditory system[WP].;
Uberon synonym : auditory nerve; cochlear root of acoustic nerve; vestibulocochlear VIII nerve cochlear component; cochlear root of eighth cranial nerve;
Uberon related term : vestibulocochlear nerve cochlear component; nervus vestibulocochlearis;
Uberon broad term : cochlear component;
Origin ID : 0004727;
UMLS CUI : C0009201;
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A nerve in the head that carries signals from the cochlea of the inner ear to the
brain. It is part of the vestibulocochlear nerve, the 8th cranial nerve which is found
in higher vertebrates; the other portion of the 8th cranial nerve is the vestibular
nerve which carries spatial orientation information from the semicircular canals.
The cochlear nerve is a sensory nerve, one which conducts to the brain information
about the environment, in this case acoustic energy impinging on the tympanic membrane.
The cochlear nerve arises from within the cochlea and extends to the brainstem, where
its fibers make contact with the cochlear nucleus, the next stage of neural processing
in the auditory system[WP].
