vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII)

The course
and connections of the facial nerve in the temporal bone.
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Schleife der
"anterior inferior cerebellar artery" (AICA) bis in den inneren Gehörgang. Ein Zusammenhang zu einer vestibulären Symptomatik erscheint dennoch sehr fraglich.
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Schleife der
"anterior inferior cerebellar artery" (AICA) bis in den inneren Gehörgang. Ein Zusammenhang zu einer vestibulären Symptomatik erscheint dennoch sehr fraglich.
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The vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII) is the eighth cranial nerve and has two roles:

  • innervation to the cochlea for hearing
  • innervation to the vestibule for acceleration and balance senses

Gross anatomy

Nuclei

There are two special sensory cochlear nuclei and four special sensory vestibular nuclei located within the lower pons and upper medulla.

Vestibulocochlear nerve

It emerges between the pons and the medulla, lateral to the facial nerve and nervus intermedius, passing laterally through the cerebellopontine angle to the internal acoustic meatus (IAM) with the aforementioned two other nerves.

In the IAM the nerve splits into four bundles: cochlear nerve, superior and inferior division of the vestibular nerve and nerve from the posterior semicircular canal, separated from each other by the falciform crest and Bill bar.

Cochlear nerve

The cochlear nerve relays with the first-order sensory cells in the spiral ganglion, which is in the base of the spiral lamina.

Vestibular nerve

The vestibular nerve relays in the vestibular ganglion (a.k.a. ganglion of Scarpa), from there three bundles emerge:

  • The superior division of the vestibular nerve carries sensory fibers from the hair cells of the anterior and lateral semicircular canals and utricle. It is located in the posterosuperior quadrant
  • The inferior division carries sensory fibers from the saccule. It is located in the posteroinferior quadrant, along with
  • The nerve from the posterior semicircular canal, also in the posteroinferior quadrant passes through the foramen singulare

    • Related pathology 

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    und weiter:
    Assoziationen und Differentialdiagnosen zu Nervus vestibulocochlearis:
    Pons
     
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    Nervus
    facialis
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