peripheral auditory fibre
anatomy
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Peripheral auditory fibers are part of the vestibulocochlear nerve, specifically the cochlear nerve, which is responsible for hearing. These fibers originate from bipolar nerve cells in the spiral ganglion within the cochlea. The shorter, peripheral fibers extend to the hair cells in the organ of Corti, where they convert sound vibrations into nerve impulses. The longer, central fibers form the cochlear nerve trunk, which transmits these impulses to the brainstem and then to the auditory cortex for interpretation as sound.12
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