vestibulocochlear nerve

The vestibulocochlear nerve (also known as the auditory or acoustic nerve) is the eighth of twelve cranial nerves, and is responsible for transmitting sound and equilibrium (balance) information from the inner ear to the brain.
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Vestibulocochlear nerve n. A composite sensory nerve that emerges from the brainstem at the cerebellopontine angle, innervates the receptor cells of [more]Vestibulocochlear nerve - Community and Resources

Noun
1. a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea
(synonym) acoustic nerve, auditory nerve, nervus vestibulocochlearis, eighth cranial nerve
(hypernym) cranial nerve
(part-holonym) auditory system

noun
eighth cranial nerve which governs hearing and balance

vestibulocochlear nerve or acoustic nerve or auditory nerve

noun
eighth cranial nerve which governs hearing and balance