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Preferred Name

Vestibulocochlear Nerve
Definitions
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.
Synonyms
Cranial Nerve Eight
Vestibulocochlear Nerve
Vestibulocochlear nerve structure (body structure)
Eighth Cranial Nerve
VIIIth Cranial Nerve
Cranial Nerve VIII
VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE
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label
Vestibulocochlear Nerve
Legacy Concept Name
Vestibulocochlear_Nerve
Preferred_Name
Vestibulocochlear Nerve
Display_Name
Vestibulocochlear Nerve
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Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component
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Thesaurus:C12996
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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C0001162
code
C12996
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FULL_SYN
Cranial Nerve Eight
Vestibulocochlear Nerve
Vestibulocochlear nerve structure (body structure)
Eighth Cranial Nerve
VIIIth Cranial Nerve
Cranial Nerve VIII
VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE
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ALT_DEFINITION
The eighth cranial nerve.
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