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loading...| Preferred Name |
Vestibular Nerve |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12820 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
The vestibular part of the 8th cranial nerve (VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE). The vestibular nerve fibers arise from neurons of Scarpa's ganglion and project peripherally to vestibular hair cells and centrally to the VESTIBULAR NUCLEI of the BRAIN STEM. These fibers mediate the sense of balance and head position. |
| code |
C12820 |
| Display_Name |
Vestibular Nerve |
| FULL_SYN |
Vestibular Root of Eighth Cranial Nerve Vestibular Nerve (VIII) |
| label |
Vestibular Nerve |
| Legacy_Concept_Name |
Vestibular_Nerve |
| Preferred_Name |
Vestibular Nerve |
| prefixIRI |
C12820 |
| prefLabel |
Vestibular Nerve |
| Semantic_Type |
Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0042598 |
| subClassOf |
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