88 THE NERVOUS SYSTEM 



(a) The fibres of the COCHLEAR NERVE arise in the spiral 



FIG. 46. Diagram to show the path of the Fibres of the Cochlear Nerve. 



1. Cochlear nerve. 



2. Ventral cochlear nucleus. 



3. Lateral cochlear nucleus. 



4. Striae medullares (acousticae). 



5. Floor of fourth ventricle. 



6. Lateral fillet. 



7. Medial geniculate body. 



8. Inferior corpus quadrigeminum. 



9. Acoustic radiation. 



10. Cortex of superior temporal gyrus. 



ganglion (of Corti) and they terminate in two nuclei, which 

 lie in the lower part of the pons and the upper part of the 



