vestibulocochlear nerve

British

/ vɛˌstɪbjʊːlə ˈkɒklɪə /

noun

Formerly called: acoustic nerve. either one of the eight pairs of cranial nerves that supply the cochlea and semicircular canals of the internal ear and contribute to the sense of hearing

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Use of the neurological exam subtests for the vestibulocochlear nerve illuminates the changes a patient may go through.

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However, these two distinct bundles travel together from the inner ear to the brain stem as the vestibulocochlear nerve.

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The sensory nerves from these two structures travel side-by-side as the vestibulocochlear nerve, though they are really separate divisions.

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The neural signals generated in the vestibular ganglion are transmitted through the vestibulocochlear nerve to the brain stem and cerebellum.

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The sensory pathway for audition travels along the vestibulocochlear nerve, which synapses with neurons in the cochlear nuclei of the superior medulla.

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