vestibulocochlear nerve
vestibulocochlear nerve · vestibulocochlear nerves
Each of the eighth pair of cranial nerves, transmitting sound and equilibrium…Each of the eighth pair of cranial nerves, transmitting sound and equilibrium (balance) information from the organs of hearing and balance in the inner ear to the brain.
Meaning
1 sensesEach of the eighth pair of cranial nerves, transmitting sound and equilibrium (balance) information from the organs of hearing and balance in the inner ear to the brain.
More definitions
- a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea
Translations
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plural: vestibulocochlear nerves| Singular | vestibulocochlear nerve |
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Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea:acoustic nerveauditory nervenervus vestibulocochleariseighth cranial nerve