The tumor may develop within the auditory canal, where the vestibulocochlear nerve which supplies the inner ear penetrates the skull (intracanalicular neuroma) or outside the canal (extra-canalicular neuroma). The vestibulocochlear nerve has two components, the auditory and vestibular portions.
STAR TREK. Long before she played Dr. Katherine Pulaski in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Diana Muldaur did two guest appearances in Star Trek: The Original Series. Her first role in Star Trek: TOS, Dr. Ann Mulhall, served as an astrobiologist aboard the USS Enterprise. Diana's second role in TOS, Dr. Miranda Jones, was a blind telepath.
â Wallace Shawn [1] Wallace Shawn (born 12 November 1943; age 73) is the American actor and playwright who played Zek, the Grand Nagus of the Ferengi Alliance, on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Outside of Star Trek, Shawn is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Vizzini in The Princess Bride, the acclaimed 1987 comedy/fantasy film co-starring Chris Sarandon.