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geniculate ganglion
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the group of sensory neuron cell bodies associated with the facial nerve (seventh cranial nerve) [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0-683-40008-8 ]
Term info
Label
geniculate ganglion
Synonyms
- facial VII ganglion
- gVII
- ganglion genicularum
- genicular ganglion
Subsets
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Gray789.png
editor note
resolve facial VII vs geniculate (see EHDAA2)
has broad synonym
geniculate
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
geniculate ganglion, ganglion geniculi nervi facialis, internal genu, facial ganglion, ganglion geniculi
homology notes
These (the epibranchial placodes) are focal thickenings of the embryonic ectoderm that form immediately dorsal and caudal of the clefts between the pharyngeal arches in all vertebrates, and they produce the neuroblasts which migrate and condense to form the distal cranial ganglia: the geniculate, petrosal and nodose ganglia. (...) The one substantial difference between the vertebrate pharyngeal arches and those of the protochordates is the presence of the epibranchial placodes but the evolution of these structures was undoubtedly driven by the endoderm.[well established][VHOG]
id
UBERON:0001700