cochlear nerve
Anatomical term for the nerve that transmits auditory signals from the cochlea to the brain. Often referenced in medical contexts or as part of the compound 前庭蝸牛神経 (vestibulocochlear nerve).
See also: 前庭蝸牛神経
The cochlear nerve transmits sound information from the inner ear to the brain.
The vestibulocochlear nerve (cranial nerve VIII) includes both the cochlear nerve (蝸牛神経) and the vestibular nerve; 蝸牛神経 is specifically the auditory portion.
vestibulocochlear nerve
Compound of 蝸牛 (かぎゅう, 'cochlea', literally 'snail') and 神経 (しんけい, 'nerve'). The term is a direct anatomical borrowing from Western medicine, likely calqued from German or English.