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.

Annotation

dis: coord IM with VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE DISEASES (IM); neopl: coord IM with VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE DISEASES (IM) + CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS (IM) + histol type of neopl (IM)

DUI

D003056 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0004688

History note

1963; for AUDITORY NERVE use VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE 1979-1999; for ACOUSTIC NERVE use VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE 1963-1999

Public note

1963; for AUDITORY NERVE see ACOUSTIC NERVE 1979-1999; for ACOUSTIC NERVE see VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE 1963-1999