vestibular nerve

English

Noun

vestibular nerve (plural vestibular nerves)

1. (neuroanatomy) A branch of the vestibulocochlear nerve that consists of bipolar neurons with cell bodies collected in the vestibular ganglion, with peripheral processes passing to the semicircular canals, utricle, and saccule, and with central processes passing to the vestibular nuclei of the medulla oblongata.

   Coordinate term: cochlear nerve

Translations

branch of the vestibulocochlear nerve

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 前庭神經／前庭神经 (qiántíng shénjīng)

References

• “vestibular nerve”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.