loading...| Preferred Name |
vestibular nerve |
| Synonyms |
vestibular root of eighth cranial nerve vestibulocochlear VIII nerve vestibular component nervus vestibularis scarpa's ganglion scarpa ganglion vestibular root of acoustic nerve scarpas ganglion vestibulocochlear nerve vestibular root |
| Definitions |
The vestibular nerve is one of the two branches of the Vestibulocochlear nerve (the cochlear nerve being the other). It goes to the semicircular canals via the vestibular ganglion. It receives positional information. Axons of the vestibular nerve synapse in the vestibular nucleus on the lateral floor and wall of the fourth ventricle in the pons and medulla. It arises from bipolar cells in the vestibular ganglion, ganglion of Scarpa, which is situated in the upper part of the outer end of the internal auditory meatus. [WP,unvetted]. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003723 |
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| database_cross_reference |
MBA:413 BAMS:vVIIIn MA:0001111 UMLS:C0042598 MESH:D014725 SCTID:362464003 NCIT:C12820 EHDAA:3749 VHOG:0001181 GAID:840 Wikipedia:Vestibular_nerve EHDAA2:0002200 FMA:53401 neuronames:1389 DHBA:12869 EMAPA:17803 |
| definition |
The vestibular nerve is one of the two branches of the Vestibulocochlear nerve (the cochlear nerve being the other). It goes to the semicircular canals via the vestibular ganglion. It receives positional information. Axons of the vestibular nerve synapse in the vestibular nucleus on the lateral floor and wall of the fourth ventricle in the pons and medulla. It arises from bipolar cells in the vestibular ganglion, ganglion of Scarpa, which is situated in the upper part of the outer end of the internal auditory meatus. [WP,unvetted]. |
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| has exact synonym |
vestibular root of eighth cranial nerve vestibulocochlear VIII nerve vestibular component vestibular root of acoustic nerve |
| has related synonym |
nervus vestibularis scarpa's ganglion scarpa ganglion scarpas ganglion vestibulocochlear nerve vestibular root |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| id |
UBERON:0003723 |
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| innervates | |
| label |
vestibular nerve |
| notation |
UBERON:0003723 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
vestibular nerve |
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| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001021 |