Ventral cochlear nucleus

System Nervous
SNOMED CT 280178008

Ventral cochlear nucleus

Definition

The ventral cochlear nucleus (or anterior, or accessory), placed between the two divisions of the cochlear nerve, is on the ventral aspect of the inferior peduncle. Composed of several regions of distinct cell types, this nucleus serves primarily as a relay station for ascending auditory information. Bushy cells in the anterior ventral cochlear nucleus (AVCN), which receive end bulbs of held from auditory nerve fibers, project to the superior olivary complex through the trapezoid body and intermediate acoustic stria. Other cell types project to the lateral lemniscus and the inferior colliculus directly. [WP,unvetted].

Also known as anterior cochlear nucleus, c1281209, ventral cochlear nucleus — per UBERON

The Ventral cochlear nucleus is a part of the Nervous.

Also identified as