About The Medical Condition Geniculate Ganglion

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Geniculate Ganglion

Geniculate Ganglion Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Geniculate Ganglion Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Geniculate Ganglion?

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.

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