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Preferred Name

Cochlear Nucleus

Synonyms

BRAIN, COCHLEAR NUCLEI

Cochlear Nuclei

Cochlear Nucleus

Definitions

Located at the brainstem, this sensory organ receives auditory signals from the cochlear auditory nerve fibers. It is composed of the dorsal cochlear nucleus located on the dorsolateral surface of the inferior peduncle and the ventral (or accessory) cochlear nucleus located on the ventral aspect of the inferior peduncle.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12837

ALT_DEFINITION

A collection of nuclei in the brainstem at which the auditory nerves terminate.

code

C12837

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77529

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410

Contributing_Source

CDISC

DEFINITION

Located at the brainstem, this sensory organ receives auditory signals from the cochlear auditory nerve fibers. It is composed of the dorsal cochlear nucleus located on the dorsolateral surface of the inferior peduncle and the ventral (or accessory) cochlear nucleus located on the ventral aspect of the inferior peduncle.

Display_Name

Cochlear Nuclei

FULL_SYN

BRAIN, COCHLEAR NUCLEI

Cochlear Nuclei

Cochlear Nucleus

label

Cochlear Nucleus

Legacy Concept Name

Cochlear_Nuclei

Preferred_Name

Cochlear Nucleus

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C12837

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0152411

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33966

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