Term Name: vestibulocochlear nerve
Synonyms: 8n, acoustic nerve (Crosby), acoustic VIII nerve, CN-VIII, cochlear-vestibular nerve, cochleovestibular nerve, cranial nerve VIII, eighth cranial nerve, nervus octavus, nervus statoacusticus, nervus vestibulocochlearis, octaval nerve, stato-acoustic nerve, statoacoustic nerve, vestibulocochlear nerve [VIII], vestibulocochlear nerve tree, vestibulocochlear VIII nerve, VIII nerve, VIIIth cranial nerve
Definition: Cranial nerve that transmits sound and equilibrium (balance) information from the inner ear to the brain.
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0001648]

Relationships
develops from: otic placode
is part of: vestibulo-auditory system
has parts: ampullary nerve cochlear nerve ramus anterior of CN VIII ramus posterior of CN VIII vestibular nerve
is a type of: cranial nerve