nervus vestibulocochlearis


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Noun1.nervus vestibulocochlearis - a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea
acoustic nerve, auditory nerve, eighth cranial nerve, vestibulocochlear nerve
auditory system - the sensory system for hearing
cranial nerve - any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem
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