The vestibular ganglion (also called Scarpa's ganglion) is the
ganglion of the
vestibular nerve. It is located inside the
internal auditory meatus.
The ganglion contains the cell bodies of
bipolar neurons whose peripheral processes form synaptic contact with
hair cells of the
vestibular
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sensory end organs. These include hair cells of the cristae ampullares of the semicircular duct and macula in the utricle and saccule.
It is named for
Antonio Scarpa.
[A. Scarpa. Anatomicarum annotationum. 2 volumes, Modena and Pavia, 1779, 1785. 2nd edition, Milano, 1792.]
At birth, it is already close to its final size.
References
External links
Diagram (in French)
Vestibulocochlear nerve
Vestibular system
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