- Concept UI
- M0004688
- Scope Note
- The cochlear part of the 8th cranial nerve (VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE). The cochlear nerve fibers originate from neurons of the SPIRAL GANGLION and project peripherally to cochlear hair cells and centrally to the cochlear nuclei (COCHLEAR NUCLEUS) of the BRAIN STEM. They mediate the sense of hearing.
- Terms
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Cochlear Nerve
Preferred Term
Term UI
T008847
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1966)
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Auditory Nerve
Term UI
T000463
Date06/22/1978
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
UNK (19XX)
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Acoustic Nerve
Term UI
T000462
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1966)