Geniculate Ganglion
"Geniculate Ganglion" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The sensory ganglion of the facial (7th cranial) nerve. The geniculate ganglion cells send central processes to the brain stem and peripheral processes to the taste buds in the anterior tongue, the soft palate, and the skin of the external auditory meatus and the mastoid process.
| Descriptor ID |
D005830
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.340.390.380 A08.800.350.380 A08.800.800.120.250.280
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| Concept/Terms |
Geniculate Ganglion- Geniculate Ganglion
- Ganglion, Geniculate
- Geniculate Ganglia
- Ganglia, Geniculate
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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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