Term Name: geniculate ganglion
Synonyms: facial ganglion, facial VII ganglion, ganglion geniculi, ganglion geniculi nervi facialis, genicular ganglion, geniculate, geniculate ganglion, gVII, internal genu
Definition: the group of sensory neuron cell bodies associated with the facial nerve (seventh cranial nerve)
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0001700]

Relationships
develops from: acoustico-facial VII-VIII ganglion complex facio-acoustic neural crest geniculate placode mesenchyme from rhombencephalic neural crest
is a type of: epibranchial ganglion neural crest-derived structure sensory ganglion