- vestibular branch of the auditory nerve
Fachwörterbuch Medizin Englisch-Deutsch. 2013.
Fachwörterbuch Medizin Englisch-Deutsch. 2013.
vestibular nerve — n a branch of the auditory 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 … Medical dictionary
vestibular nerve — noun : a branch of the auditory nerve that supplies the vestibule of the inner ear and the ampullae of the semicircular canals * * * Anat. the part of the auditory nerve in the inner ear that carries sensory information related to body… … Useful english dictionary
Vestibular nerve — Nerve: Vestibular nerve Inner ear illustration showing semicircular canal, hair cells, ampulla, cupula, vestibular nerve, fluid … Wikipedia
Nerve — A bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another. See nervous system. * * * A whitish cordlike structure composed of one or more bundles (fascicles) of myelinated … Medical dictionary
Vestibular nuclei — Brain: Vestibular nuclei Dissection of brain stem. Dorsal view. (Caption for Vestibular nucleus is visible at left.) Latin nuclei vestibulares Gray s … Wikipedia
branch — An offshoot; in anatomy, one of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel. A b.. See ramus, artery, nerve, vein. SYN: ramus (1) [TA]. accessory meningeal b. SYN: pterygomeningeal artery … Medical dictionary
Facial nerve — Nerve: Facial nerve Cranial nerve VII The nerves of the scalp, face, and side of neck … Wikipedia
Cochlear nerve — Nerve: Cochlear nerve Diagrammatic longitudinal section of the cochlea. (Cochlear nerve is in center, shown as striped.) … Wikipedia
Vestibulocochlear nerve — Nerve: Vestibulocochlear nerve The course and connections of the facial nerve in the temporal bone … Wikipedia
Cranial nerve — Nerve: Cranial nerves Inferior view of the brain and brain stem showing cranial nerves. An unlabelled version is here Latin nervus cranialis (plural: nervi cranial … Wikipedia
inner ear — n. the part of the ear in the temporal bone consisting of the semicircular canals, vestibule, and cochlea: see EAR1 * * * or labyrinth of the ear Part of the ear containing organs of hearing and equilibrium. The bony labyrinth has three sections… … Universalium