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MeSH Heading: Vestibulocochlear Nerve
Tree Number(s): A08.800.800.120.910
Unique ID: D000159
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000159
Annotation: neoplasm = VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE DISEASES (IM) + CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS (IM) + histological type of neoplasm (IM) but note that NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC is also available
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Cochleovestibular Nerve; Cranial Nerve VIII; Eighth Cranial Nerve; Statoacoustic Nerve
NLM Classification #: WL 330
Public MeSH Note: 2000; see ACOUSTIC NERVE 1963-1999; for VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE see ACOUSTIC NERVE 1963-1999
History Note: 2000(1963)
Entry Combination: injuries:Vestibulocochlear Nerve Injuries
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

Entry Combination: injuries:Vestibulocochlear Nerve Injuries
Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

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Concept UI: M0000241
Scope Note: 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.
Terms: Vestibulocochlear Nerve Preferred Term
Term UI T000465
Date11/16/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Eighth Cranial Nerve
Term UI T000464
Date07/31/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Cranial Nerve VIII
Term UI T000466
Date07/31/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Cochleovestibular Nerve
Term UI T856788
Date03/18/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Statoacoustic Nerve
Term UI T856789
Date03/18/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015)

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