Definition : 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. [MeSH];
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. [MeSH]