Preferred Name | olivocochlear bundle | |
Synonyms |
tractus olivocochlearis |
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Definitions |
bundle of nerve fibers which arise from cells in or adjoining the superior olive and pass dorsomedially as the peduncle of the superior olive; most fibers cross the median plane and leave the brain stem with the vestibular nerve, then join the cochlear nerve and enter the cochlea; they cross the inner tunnel of the spiral organ as tunnel fibers and end primarily on the outer hair cells, presumably to modulate the function of the inner hair cells; these connections are thought to inhibit unwanted auditory impulses and sharpen frequency resolving power. |
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ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/0480-1876 |
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altLabel |
tractus olivocochlearis |
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cui |
C0228447 |
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definition |
bundle of nerve fibers which arise from cells in or adjoining the superior olive and pass dorsomedially as the peduncle of the superior olive; most fibers cross the median plane and leave the brain stem with the vestibular nerve, then join the cochlear nerve and enter the cochlea; they cross the inner tunnel of the spiral organ as tunnel fibers and end primarily on the outer hair cells, presumably to modulate the function of the inner hair cells; these connections are thought to inhibit unwanted auditory impulses and sharpen frequency resolving power. |
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DID |
0480-1876 |
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Inverse of RB | ||
notation |
0480-1876 |
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prefLabel |
olivocochlear bundle |
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tui |
T023 |
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subClassOf |