Biomedical Informatics Research Network Project Lexicon

Last uploaded: March 24, 2008

Id	http://bioontology.org/projects/ontologies/birnlex#birnlex_2549 http://bioontology.org/projects/ontologies/birnlex#birnlex_2549
Preferred Name	Vestibular ganglion
Synonyms	Scarpas ganglion
Type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class

definition	The term vestibular ganglion refers to the ganglion at the base of the vestibule that contains the cell bodies of the primary afferents innervating the vestibular organs. These afferent fibers course centrally in the vestibulocochlear nerve to the vestibular nuclei in the medulla oblongata. The vestibular ganglion is not part of the brain (Carpenter-83).
preferred_label	Vestibular ganglion
label	Vestibular ganglion
prefLabel	Vestibular ganglion
external_id_urls	http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/Scripts/hiercentraldirectory.aspx?ID=486
synonyms	Scarpas ganglion
abbrev
retired	false
prefixIRI	birnlex_2549
external_ids	umlsCUI:C0446706\|nnUID:486
subClassOf	http://bioontology.org/projects/ontologies/birnlex#birnlex_2597
class_or_indiv	true
type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
mod_date	2007-08-28

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