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vestibular nerve

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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A branch of the vestibulocochlear 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 vestibular nuclei of the medulla oblongata.

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Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 前庭神經 /前庭神经 (qiántíng shénjīng) — branch of the vestibulocochlear nerve