Ascending auditory pathway
Auditory Pathway Component Mnemonic
E.C.O.L.I.M.A
Ear receptors (Hair cells) in Cochlea and Eighth Cranial nerve (CN VIII)
Cochlear nucleus
Superior Olivary nucleus
Lateral lemniscus
Inferior colliculus
Medial geniculate body
Auditory cortex.
Components in the Ascending pathway are arranged from peripheral to central.
