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