auditory nerve

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nervous_system
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs acoustic nerve
cochlear nerve
gptkbp:carries sensory information
gptkbp:clinicalTrialPhase audiometry
gptkbp:contains bipolar neurons
gptkbp:cranialNerveNumber VIII
gptkbp:damageCauses sensorineural hearing loss
gptkbp:discoveredBy Felix Vicq d’Azyr
gptkbp:endDate cochlear nuclei
gptkbp:entersBrainstemAt pontomedullary junction
gptkbp:function transmits auditory information from cochlea to brain
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label auditory nerve
gptkbp:length approximately 22 mm
gptkbp:locatedIn inner ear
gptkbp:myelinatedBy Schwann cells
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:cochlea
gptkbp:partner gptkb:vestibular_nerve
gptkbp:partOf vestibulocochlear nerve
gptkbp:supplies hair cells of cochlea
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dorsal_Cochlear_Nucleus
gptkb:Auditory_system
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7