Term Name: vestibulocochlear ganglion
Synonyms: acoustic ganglion, acoustic ganglion VIII, acoustico-vestibular VIII ganglion, auditory ganglion, ganglion VIII, gVIII, nucleus nervi oculomotorii ventrolateralis, nucleus nervi oculomotorii, pars ventralis, SAG, statoacoustic (VIII) ganglion, statoacoustic ganglia, statoacoustic ganglion, statoacoustic VIII ganglion, vestibulocochlear ganglia, vestibulocochlear VIII ganglion
Definition: the group of neuron cell bodies associated with the eighth cranial nerve during embryogenesis; splits in later development to form the cochlear and vestibular ganglia
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0002827]

Relationships
develops from: acoustico-facial VII-VIII ganglion complex epithelium of otic placode facio-acoustic neural crest
is part of: vestibulo-auditory system
has parts: cochlear ganglion vestibular ganglion
is a type of: cranial ganglion neural crest-derived structure