loading...| Preferred Name |
vestibular nerve |
| Synonyms |
scarpa's ganglion nervus vestibularis vestibulocochlear VIII nerve vestibular component vestibular root of eighth cranial nerve vestibulocochlear nerve vestibular root vestibular root of acoustic nerve scarpas ganglion scarpa ganglion |
| 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 |
VHOG:0001181 NCIT:C12820 EHDAA:3749 OpenCyc:Mx4rvxAWX5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA MESH:D014725 UMLS:C0042598 BAMS:vVIIIn MA:0001111 MBA:413 EMAPA:17803 FMA:53401 EHDAA2:0002200 DHBA:12869 GAID:840 http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/362464003 http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0042598 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestibular_nerve http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=1389 |
| 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 |
vestibulocochlear VIII nerve vestibular component vestibular root of eighth cranial nerve vestibular root of acoustic nerve |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
scarpa's ganglion nervus vestibularis vestibulocochlear nerve vestibular root scarpas ganglion scarpa ganglion |
| id |
UBERON:0003723 |
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| innervates | |
| label |
vestibular nerve |
| notation |
UBERON:0003723 |
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| prefLabel |
vestibular nerve |
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