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.

Descriptor ID	D000159
MeSH Number(s)	A08.800.800.120.910
Concept/Terms	Vestibulocochlear Nerve Vestibulocochlear Nerve Nerve, Vestibulocochlear Nerves, Vestibulocochlear Vestibulocochlear Nerves Eighth Cranial Nerve Cranial Nerve, Eighth Cranial Nerves, Eighth Eighth Cranial Nerves Nerve, Eighth Cranial Nerves, Eighth Cranial Statoacoustic Nerve Nerve, Statoacoustic Nerves, Statoacoustic Statoacoustic Nerves Cranial Nerve VIII Cranial Nerve VIIIs Nerve VIIIs, Cranial VIIIs, Cranial Nerve Cochleovestibular Nerve Cochleovestibular Nerves Nerve, Cochleovestibular Nerves, Cochleovestibular

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