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Geniculate Ganglion

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This page covers biological details of component Geniculate Ganglion. Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

• *Top-down path to region*: Peripheral Nervous System -> Sensory Ganglia (PN.SG) -> Geniculate Ganglion (LPC.PN.SG.GNG) (see Mind Maps)
• *Type*: sensory ganglion
• *Brain area*: Lower Brain - Peripheral Control Area
• *Role*: sensory
• *Function*: Trophic support for survival
• *Notes to function*: Innervation taste buds, ear skin

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Components

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• Component items*:
• *Chorda Tympani*: to taste buds in tongue
• *Superficial Petrosal Nerve*: to other taste buds
• *Posterior Auricular Nerve*: to external ear skin

Connectivity

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• Inbound Region Connections:*

|| *Source Area* || *Source Region* || *Source Name* || *Type* || *Reference* || || TEA || BrainRegionTARGET_TEA_FEEDER TARGET.TEA.FEEDER || Mouth feeder || soft-palate-sparse-taste-receptors || (unknown reference) || || TSA || BrainRegionTARGET_TSA_EAR TARGET.TSA.EAR || Ear || ear-somatic || (unknown reference) ||

• Outbound Region Connections:*

|| *Target Area* || *Target Region* || *Target Name* || *Type* || *Reference* || || LPC || BrainRegionLPC_HM_SOL LPC.HM.SOL || Solitary Nucleus || excitatory-glu || (unknown reference) || || || LPC.HM.TGM.STR || Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus || excitatory-glu || (unknown reference) ||

Thirdparty Circuits

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References

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