What Would Happen If You Cut the Vestibular Fibers of the Vestibulocochlear

Question

What would happen if you cut the vestibular fibers of the vestibulocochlear nerve?
A) You would not be able to detect sound.
B) You would not be able to detect linear acceleration.
C) You would lose sensory functions in the upper body.
D) You would lose your sense of taste.
E) You would lose your sense of smell.

Accepted Answer

The vestibular fibers of the vestibulocochlear nerve are responsible for balance and spatial orientation, specifically detecting linear acceleration and head position. Cutting these fibers would impair balance and the ability to detect linear acceleration, but it would not affect hearing, sensory functions in the upper body, taste, or smell.