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acoustic nerve
Used for:
auditory nerve
Used for:
vestibulocochlear nerve
See for:
cranial nerve VIII
Broader Terms:
cranial nerve
Narrower Terms:
cochlear nerve
Narrower Terms:
vestibular nerve
Scope Note:
cranial nerve concerned with hearing, balance and head position; the 8th cranial nerve which branches into two parts, a cochlear part integral to hearing and a vestibular part which mediates the sense of balance and head position; also called the vestibulocochlear nerve.
Term Number:
2048-1756
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