Cochlear branch

1. Where is the cochlear branch?
2. What is the purpose of the cochlear branch of cranial nerve VIII?
3. What is the auditory nerve a branch of?
4. What are the two branches of the auditory nerve?

Where is the cochlear branch?

The cochlear nerve enters the brainstem and terminates within its cochlear nuclei. Each cochlear fiber has two branches: The anterior (ventral) branch that conducts the impulses caused by the tones of the low frequency and terminates in the anterior cochlear nucleus.

What is the purpose of the cochlear branch of cranial nerve VIII?

Introduction. The vestibulocochlear nerve is the eighth cranial nerve. Its cochlear branch is responsible for the special sensation of hearing, and its vestibular portions are involved in balance, spatial sensation, and posture.

What is the auditory nerve a branch of?

Answer: The auditory nerve is one of the two major branches of the vestibulocochlear nerve (Cranial Nerve VIII). It carries auditory sense information into the brain. Cranial Nerve VIII, the vestibulocochlear nerve, is a sensory nerve that has two major branches.

What are the two branches of the auditory nerve?

The auditory nerve or eighth cranial nerve is composed of two branches, the cochlear nerve that transmits auditory information away from the cochlea, and the vestibular nerve that carries vestibular information away from the semicircular canals. Each cochlear nerve contains approximately 50,000 afferent axons.