8th THE VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE
The vestibulocochlear nerve (auditory vestibular nerve), known as the eighth cranial nerve, transmits sound and equilibrium (balance) information from the inner ear to the brain. ANATOMY: The vestibular and cochlear portions of the vestibulocochlear nerve are functionally discrete, and so originate from different nuclei in the brain: Vestibular component – arises from the vestibular nuclei…