Medical Definition of Inferior root of vestibulocochlear nerve

1. One of the components of the vestibulocochlear nerve; it is made up of the central processes of the bipolar neurons which compose the spiral (cochlear) ganglion in the spiral canal of the modiolus of the bony cochlea; the cochlear root enters the cranial cavity by passing in fascicles through the spiral foraminous tract at the bottom of the internal auditory meatus; it enters the brainstem through the pontomedullary groove, closely adhering to the caudoventral aspect of the vestibular root, and distributes its fibres to the ventral and dorsal cochlear nuclei in the floor of the lateral recess of the fourth ventricle. Synonym: radix cochlearis, cochlear root of vestibulocochlear nerve, inferior root of vestibulocochlear nerve, radix inferior nervi vestibulocochlearis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Inferior Root Of Vestibulocochlear Nerve

inferior pole of testis
inferior polioencephalitis
inferior posterior serratus muscle
inferior pulmonary vein
inferior quadrigeminal brachium
inferior radioulnar joint
inferior rectal artery
inferior rectal nerves
inferior rectal plexuses
inferior rectal veins
inferior rectus
inferior rectus muscle
inferior retinaculum of extensor muscles
inferior root of ansa cervicalis
inferior root of vestibulocochlear nerve (current term)
inferior sagittal sinus
inferior salivary nucleus
inferior salivatory nucleus
inferior segment of kidney
inferior segmental artery of kidney
inferior semilunar lobule
inferior strait
inferior suprarenal artery
inferior surface of cerebellar hemisphere
inferior surface of pancreas
inferior surface of petrous part of temporal bone
inferior surface of tongue
inferior tarsal muscle
inferior tarsus

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