Geniculum
| Geniculum of facial canal | |
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| Identifiers | |
| Latin | geniculum canalis nervi facialis |
| TA |
A14.2.01.100 A02.1.06.010 |
| FMA | 75762 |
A geniculum is a small genu, or angular knee-like structure. It is often used in anatomical nomenclature to designate a sharp knee-like bend in a small structure or organ. [1] [2]
For example, in the facial canal, the genicular ganglion is situated on the geniculum of the facial nerve, the point where the nerve changes its direction.[3]
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Look up geniculum in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
- ↑ "geniculum". The Free Dictionary. Retrieved July 2010. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "geniculum". Drugs.com. Retrieved July 2010. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ Gray, Henry (1918). "Anatomy of the Human Body".
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