词汇 | vestibulocochlear-nerve |
释义 | vestibulocochlear nerve noun[ C ] anatomy specializeduk /vesˌtɪb.jə.ləʊˌkɒk.li.ə ˈnɜːv/ us /vesˌtɪb.jə.loʊˌkɑːk.li.ɚ ˈnɝːv/ either of a pair of nerves that carry electrical signals from the inner ear to the brain about hearing and balance: It can be a result of damage to the vestibulocochlear nerve, which controls the vestibular functions of the ear. Injury to the vestibulocochlear nerve may result in ringing of the ears, deafness, and dizziness. Information travels from the receptors in the organ of Corti of the inner ear to the central nervous system, carried by the vestibulocochlear nerve. It is thought to result from the virus spreading from the facial nerve to the vestibulocochlear nerve. Both sets of fibres combine in the pons to form the vestibulocochlear nerve. The ear antihelix antitragus audiological audiology auditory tube cochlea eardrum earlobe incus labyrinth labyrinthitis malleus mastoid cell membranous labyrinth organ of Corti round window saccule sacculus semicircular canal snug piercing Synonymauditory nerve |
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