Dorsal cochlear nucleus
System
Nervous
SNOMED CT
280179000
Dorsal cochlear nucleus
Definition
The dorsal cochlear nucleus (DCN, also known as the 'tuberculum acousticum'), is a cortex-like structure on the dorso-lateral surface of the brainstem. Along with the ventral cochlear nucleus, it forms the cochlear nucleus, where all auditory nerve fibers from the cochlea form their first synapses. [WP,unvetted].
Also known as dorsal cochlear nucleus, dorsal division of cochlear nucleus, posterior cochlear nucleus, tuberculum acousticum — per UBERON
The Dorsal cochlear nucleus is a part of the Nervous.