cochlear nucleus ventral cochlear nucleus http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Gray760.png HBA:9531 anterior cochlear nucleus accessory cochlear nucleus FMA:54621 ventral cochlear nuclei nucleus cochlearis anterior SCTID:280178008 ventral division of cochlear nucleus nucleus cochlearis ventralis VCo nucleus acustici accessorici BM:CV ventral cochlear nucleus ventral coclear nucleus ventral cochlear nucleus MBA:101 BAMS:VC Wikipedia:Ventral_cochlear_nucleus UBERON:0002828 UMLS:C0175500 BIRNLEX:2567 BAMS:VCO DHBA:12439 c1281209 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]. neuronames:722 dorsal cochlear nucleus