loading...| Preferred Name |
cochlear nerve |
| Synonyms |
cochlear root of eighth cranial nerve auditory nerve cochlear root of acoustic nerve vestibulocochlear VIII nerve cochlear component vestibulocochlear nerve cochlear component nervus vestibulocochlearis cochlear component |
| Definitions |
A nerve in the head that carries signals from the cochlea of the inner ear to the brain. It is part of the vestibulocochlear nerve, the 8th cranial nerve which is found in higher vertebrates; the other portion of the 8th cranial nerve is the vestibular nerve which carries spatial orientation information from the semicircular canals. The cochlear nerve is a sensory nerve, one which conducts to the brain information about the environment, in this case acoustic energy impinging on the tympanic membrane. The cochlear nerve arises from within the cochlea and extends to the brainstem, where its fibers make contact with the cochlear nucleus, the next stage of neural processing in the auditory system[WP]. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0004727 |
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| database_cross_reference |
neuronames:1406 UMLS:C0009201 VHOG:0001182 EHDAA2:0002195 BTO:0003490 MBA:948 EMAPA:17802 NCIT:C12697 BAMS:cVIIIn Wikipedia:Cochlear_nerve FMA:53431 BM:VIIIN GAID:723 MA:0001110 SCTID:280286001 MESH:D003056 |
| definition |
A nerve in the head that carries signals from the cochlea of the inner ear to the brain. It is part of the vestibulocochlear nerve, the 8th cranial nerve which is found in higher vertebrates; the other portion of the 8th cranial nerve is the vestibular nerve which carries spatial orientation information from the semicircular canals. The cochlear nerve is a sensory nerve, one which conducts to the brain information about the environment, in this case acoustic energy impinging on the tympanic membrane. The cochlear nerve arises from within the cochlea and extends to the brainstem, where its fibers make contact with the cochlear nucleus, the next stage of neural processing in the auditory system[WP]. |
| extends_fibers_into | |
| has_broad_synonym |
cochlear component |
| has_exact_synonym |
cochlear root of eighth cranial nerve auditory nerve cochlear root of acoustic nerve vestibulocochlear VIII nerve cochlear component |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
vestibulocochlear nerve cochlear component nervus vestibulocochlearis |
| id |
UBERON:0004727 |
| in_subset | |
| innervates | |
| label |
cochlear nerve |
| notation |
UBERON:0004727 |
| prefLabel |
cochlear nerve |
| subClassOf |