Mesh term Geniculate Ganglion
Browse to parent terms:Facial Nerve
Ganglia, Sensory
Description
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.Search for this term in our Faculty Database
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