GENERAL HISTOLOGY

NERVOUS SYSTEM SPECIAL SENSE

PERIPHERAL NERVE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
hearing and balance
A
read through
B
vestibulocochlear
C
trigeminal
D
accessory
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The vestibulocochlear nerve has two components within a single trunk: the vestibular nerve, which innervates the semicircular canals of the inner ear and is involved with equilibrium, coordination, and orientation in space, and the cochlear nerve, which innervates the cochlea and subserves hearing.

Detailed explanation-2: -Vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII) The vestibulocochlear nerve provides for hearing and balance. Patients with this nerve injury oftentimes have vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing impairment. Hearing loss due to TBIs is more frequently a sensory loss than a conductive loss.

Detailed explanation-3: -The vestibulocochlear nerve (also known as the auditory vestibular nerve and cranial nerve VIII) has axons that carry the modalities of hearing and equilibrium. It consists of the cochlear nerve that carries information about hearing, and the vestibular nerve that carries information about balance.

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