Vestibulocochlear Nerve

Synonyms

Cochleovestibular Nerve

Cochleovestibular Nerves

Cranial Nerve VIII

Cranial Nerve VIIIs

Cranial Nerve, Eighth

Cranial Nerves, Eighth

Eighth Cranial Nerve

Eighth Cranial Nerves

Nerve VIIIs, Cranial

Nerve, Cochleovestibular

Nerve, Eighth Cranial

Nerve, Statoacoustic

Nerve, Vestibulocochlear

Nerves, Cochleovestibular

Nerves, Eighth Cranial

Nerves, Statoacoustic

Nerves, Vestibulocochlear

Statoacoustic Nerve

Statoacoustic Nerves

VIIIs, Cranial Nerve

Vestibulocochlear Nerves

The 8th cranial nerve. The vestibulocochlear nerve has a cochlear part (COCHLEAR NERVE) which is concerned with hearing and a vestibular part (VESTIBULAR NERVE) which mediates the sense of balance and head position. The fibers of the cochlear nerve originate from neurons of the SPIRAL GANGLION and project to the cochlear nuclei (COCHLEAR NUCLEUS). The fibers of the vestibular nerve arise from neurons of Scarpa's ganglion and project to the VESTIBULAR NUCLEI.