The group of sensory neuron cell bodies associated with the facial nerve (seventh cranial nerve). [ MP:0001082 https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0-683-40008-8 ]
Synonyms: genicular ganglion ganglion genicularum facial VII ganglion gVII
Term information
- GAID:718
- BAMS:GgVII
- neuronames:1535
- Wikipedia:Geniculate_ganglion
- EHDAA:6644
- TAO:0001291
- EHDAA2:0004623
- VHOG:0000707
- EHDAA2:0000491
- SCTID:279076005
- MA:0001076
- MESH:D005830
- FMA:53414
- EMAPA:17569
- ZFA:0001291
- EHDAA:5567
- NCIT:C12721
- EFO:0003669
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geniculate ganglion
ganglion geniculi nervi facialis
internal genu
facial ganglion
ganglion geniculi
Term relations
- cranial ganglion
- sensory ganglion
- neural crest-derived structure
- epibranchial ganglion
- develops from some mesenchyme from rhombencephalic neural crest
- develops from some geniculate placode
- extends_fibers_into some facial nerve
- develops from some acoustico-facial VII-VIII ganglion complex