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Vestibulocochlear Nerve

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Definition: 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.  neoplasm   
Examples Cochlear Nerve; Vestibular Nerve 		Other names Eighth Cranial Nerve; Cranial Nerve VIII; Vestibulocochlear Nerves; VIIIs, Cranial Nerve; Nerves, Vestibulocochlear; Nerves, Eighth Cranial; Nerve, Vestibulocochlear; Nerve, Eighth Cranial; Nerve VIIIs, Cranial; Eighth Cranial Nerves; Cranial Nerves, Eighth; Cranial Nerve, Eighth; Cranial Nerve VIIIs

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