cochleærgren
Cochleærgren is a term encountered in some Nordic-language anatomical writings, used to denote a branch of the cochlear nerve that supplies the cochlea. In standard international anatomy, the structure is described as the cochlear nerve (n. cochlearis), a division of the vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII), which carries auditory information from the organ of Corti to the brainstem. There is no universally recognized subdivision named cochleærgren in current Terminologia Anatomica or widely used texts; the term is largely historical or regional and may appear in older literature or localized teaching materials.
When used, cochleærgren is understood as a small, distal branch of the cochlear nerve within the internal
Developmentally, cochlear nerve fibers arise from spiral ganglion neurons derived from the otic placode; their central
In modern usage, cochlear nerve terminology favors terms such as n. cochlearis and ramus cochlearis or general