| Descriptor English: | Geniculate Ganglion | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Ganglio Geniculado
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Gânglio Geniculado | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Ganglion géniculé | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
External Petrosal Nerve External Petrosal Nerves Ganglia, Geniculate Ganglion, Geniculate Geniculate Ganglia Greater Petrosal Nerve Greater Petrosal Nerves Greater Superficial Petrosal Nerve Large Superficial Petrosal Nerve Lesser Petrosal Nerve Lesser Petrosal Nerves Nerve of the Pterygoid Canal Nerve, External Petrosal Nerve, Greater Petrosal Nerve, Lesser Petrosal Nerve, Superficial Petrosal Nerve, Vidian Petrosal Nerve, External Petrosal Nerve, Greater Petrosal Nerve, Lesser Petrosal Nerve, Superficial Superficial Petrosal Nerve Superficial Petrosal Nerves Vidian Nerve |
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| Tree number(s): |
A08.340.390.380 A08.800.350.380 A08.800.800.120.250.280 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005830 | ||||||
| Scope note: | 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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| Annotation: | neoplasms: coordinate with CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS + histological type of neoplasm |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology BS blood supply CH chemistry CY cytology DE drug effects DG diagnostic imaging EM embryology EN enzymology GD growth & development IM immunology IN injuries ME metabolism MI microbiology PA pathology PH physiology PP physiopathology PS parasitology RE radiation effects SU surgery TR transplantation UL ultrastructure VI virology |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 91; was see under FACIAL NERVE 1975-90 |
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| Online Note: | search FACIAL NERVE 1966-74 |
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| History Note: | 91(75); was see under FACIAL NERVE 1975-90 |
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| DeCS ID: | 5966 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D005830 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WL 330 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1991/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2019/04/29 |
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Geniculate Ganglion
- Preferred
Lesser Petrosal Nerve
- Narrower
External Petrosal Nerve
- Narrower
Greater Superficial Petrosal Nerve
- Narrower
Vidian Nerve
- Narrower
| Concept UI |
M0009153 |
| Scope note | 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. |
| Preferred term | Geniculate Ganglion |
| Entry term(s) |
Ganglia, Geniculate Ganglion, Geniculate Geniculate Ganglia |
| Concept UI |
M000628246 |
| Preferred term | Lesser Petrosal Nerve |
| Entry term(s) |
Lesser Petrosal Nerves Nerve, Lesser Petrosal Petrosal Nerve, Lesser |
| Concept UI |
M000628245 |
| Preferred term | External Petrosal Nerve |
| Entry term(s) |
External Petrosal Nerves Nerve, External Petrosal Petrosal Nerve, External |
| Concept UI |
M000628243 |
| Preferred term | Greater Superficial Petrosal Nerve |
| Entry term(s) |
Greater Petrosal Nerve Greater Petrosal Nerves Large Superficial Petrosal Nerve Nerve, Greater Petrosal Nerve, Superficial Petrosal Petrosal Nerve, Greater Petrosal Nerve, Superficial Superficial Petrosal Nerve Superficial Petrosal Nerves |
| Concept UI |
M000628244 |
| Preferred term | Vidian Nerve |
| Entry term(s) |
Nerve of the Pterygoid Canal Nerve, Vidian |
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