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Abstract
The vestibular part of the 8th cranial nerve (VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE). The vestibular nerve fibers arise from neurons of Scarpa's ganglion and project peripherally to vestibular hair cells and centrally to the VESTIBULAR NUCLEI of the BRAIN STEM. These fibers mediate the sense of balance and head position.
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- Nerve, Vestibular
- Nerves, Vestibular
- Vestibular Nerves
- Scarpa's Ganglion
- Ganglion, Scarpa's
- Scarpa Ganglion
- Scarpas Ganglion
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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dis: coord IM with VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE DISEASES (IM); neopl: coord IM with VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE DISEASES (IM) + CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS (IM) + histol type of neopl (IM)
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SCARPA'S GANGLION was see under VESTIBULAR NERVE 1963-78
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Vestibular Nerve. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014725. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014725
- Vestibular Nerve. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestibular_nerve
- Vestibular Nerve. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2146063