Noun: acoustic nerve u'koos-tik nurv
- A composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea
"The acoustic nerve transmits both hearing and balance information";
- auditory nerve, vestibulocochlear nerve, nervus vestibulocochlearis, eighth cranial nerve
Derived forms: acoustic nerves
Type of: cranial nerve
Part of: auditory system
Encyclopedia: Acoustic nerve