Auditory nerve

The nerve that actually carries electrical signals representing sound vibrations from the inner ear to the brain. Malfunctioning of the auditory nerve leads to sensorineural loss, a significant ear and hearing problem.


One of a pair of major sensory nerves, the eighth cranial nerves, that carry impulses from the inner ear to the brain for interpretation as hearing, position sense, and balance. Also called auditory vestibular nerve or, less commonly now, acoustic nerve.


Eighth cranial nerve; conducts impulses from the semicircular canals and the cochlea to the brain to maintain balance and the sense of hearing.


The nerve that transmits sound from the cochlea to the brain.


The neural pathway responsible for transmitting electrical impulses from the spiral-shaped structure within the inner ear, known as the cochlea, to the central processing unit of the brain.


The auditory nerve, also referred to as the acoustic nerve, is a component of the vestibulocochlear nerve, which is the eighth cranial nerve. This specific division of the nerve is primarily responsible for carrying auditory information related to hearing. It transmits sensory signals from the cochlea, the hearing organ within the inner ear, to the brain for processing and interpretation of sound stimuli. The auditory nerve plays a crucial role in the complex mechanism of hearing, enabling the transmission of auditory signals and facilitating our ability to perceive and comprehend sounds in our environment.


 

 


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