- managed care enrollees usually have good access to primary care, preventive services, and health promotion activities - the quality of health care provided by MCOs has improved over time - early detection and treatment is more likely in managed care than fee for service
Definition of AUDITORY NERVE. : either of the eighth pair of cranial nerves connecting the inner ear with the brain and transmitting impulses concerned with hearing and balance â see ear illustration. See auditory nerve defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT.
The vestibulocochlear nerve is a sensory nerve that conducts auditory and vestibular information from the inner ear to the brain.Auditory functions manage hearing, while vestibular functions serve to maintain balance and awareness of the body's position.nce referred to as the auditory or acoustic nerve, the vestibulocochlear nerve begins in the medulla oblongata, or the lower portion of the brain stem. It then travels alongside the facial nerve and enters the inner ear through the internal acoustic meatus, a hole in the temporal bone of the skull.