Term Name: | vestibulocochlear ganglion |
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Synonyms: | acoustic ganglion, acoustic ganglion VIII, acoustico-vestibular VIII ganglion, auditory ganglion, ganglion VIII, gVIII, nucleus nervi oculomotorii ventrolateralis, nucleus nervi oculomotorii, pars ventralis, SAG, statoacoustic (VIII) ganglion, statoacoustic ganglia, statoacoustic ganglion, statoacoustic VIII ganglion, vestibulocochlear ganglia, vestibulocochlear VIII ganglion |
Definition: | the group of neuron cell bodies associated with the eighth cranial nerve during embryogenesis; splits in later development to form the cochlear and vestibular ganglia |
Ontology: | Cell Ontology [UBERON:0002827] |