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| Id | http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Vestibulocochlear_Nerve
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Vestibulocochlear_Nerve
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| Preferred Name | Vestibulocochlear Nerve |
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Vestibulocochlear Nerve
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Vestibulocochlear Nerve
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| DEFINITION |
The eighth cranial nerve composed of the acoustic nerve and the vestibular nerve. The nerve travels from the inner ear, enters the cranial cavity through the internal auditory foramen and joins the brainstem. The auditory nerve conveys impulses from the cochlea of the inner ear to the auditory nuclei of the brainstem. The vestibular nerve carries information from the labyrinths of the inner ear to the vestibular nuclei of the brainstem.
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Eighth Cranial Nerve
VIIIth Cranial Nerve
Cranial Nerve Eight
Cranial Nerve VIII
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The eighth cranial nerve composed of the acoustic nerve and the vestibular nerve. The nerve travels from the inner ear, enters the cranial cavity through the internal auditory foramen and joins the brainstem. The auditory nerve conveys impulses from the cochlea of the inner ear to the auditory nuclei of the brainstem. The vestibular nerve carries information from the labyrinths of the inner ear to the vestibular nuclei of the brainstem.
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Thesaurus:Vestibulocochlear_Nerve
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Eighth Cranial Nerve
VIIIth Cranial Nerve
Cranial Nerve Eight
Cranial Nerve VIII
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