BrainRegionLPC PN SG GNG
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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- no circuits defined
References
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