Geniculate Ganglion

**Semantic type:** Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

**Definition:** A cluster of cranial nerve VII cell bodies located within the petrous temporal bone at the facial genu; it contains sensory nerve cell bodies for taste (from chorda tympani) and external ear sensation (from sensory auricular branch).

**Synonyms:** - Facial Nerve Ganglion - Genicular Ganglia - Genicular Ganglion