GENICULATE GANGLIA
\d͡ʒɛnˈɪkjʊlˌe͡ɪt ɡˈaŋɡliə], \dʒɛnˈɪkjʊlˌeɪt ɡˈaŋɡliə], \dʒ_ɛ_n_ˈɪ_k_j_ʊ_l_ˌeɪ_t ɡ_ˈa_ŋ_ɡ_l_i__ə]\
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The sensory ganglion of the facial (7th cranial) nerve. The geniculate ganglion cells send central processes to the brain stem and peripheral processes to the taste buds in the anterior tongue, the soft palate, and the skin of the external auditory meatus and the mastoid process.
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