#summary 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 (PNS.SG) -> [BrainCenterPN_SG_SE Sensory Exteroception Ganglia] (PN.SG.SE) -> [BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_GNG Geniculate Ganglion] (LPC.PN.SG.GNG) (see [OverallMindMaps Mind Maps])
  * *Type*: sensory ganglion
  * *Quality*: L0
  * *Brain area*: [BrainAreaLPC Lower Brain - Peripheral Control Area] (LPC)
  * *Area circuit*: Taste Senses (STS)
  * *Role*: sensory.ganglion
  * *Function*: Trophic support for survival
  * *Notes to function*: 
   * Innervation taste buds, ear skin
(generated)
= Components =
(generated)


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

= Connectivity =
(generated)


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*Inbound Region Connections:*

|| *Source Area* || *Source Region* || *Source Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaTEA TEA] || [BrainRegionTARGET_TEA_FEEDER TARGET.TEA.FEEDER] || Mouth feeder || soft-palate-sparse-taste-receptors || (none) ||(unknown reference) ||
|| [BrainAreaTSA TSA] || [BrainRegionTARGET_TSA_EAR TARGET.TSA.EAR] || Ear || ear-somatic || (none) ||(unknown reference) ||

*Outbound Region Connections:*

|| *Target Area* || *Target Region* || *Target Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaLPC LPC] || [BrainRegionLPC_HL_SOL LPC.HL.SOL] || Solitary Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain || (unknown reference) ||
||  || [BrainRegionLPC_HL_TGS_STR LPC.HL.TGS.STR] || Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain || (unknown reference) ||

= Thirdparty Circuits =
(generated)

  * no circuits defined

= References =
(generated)

  * no references defined