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 || TARGET.TEA.FEEDER || Mouth feeder || soft-palate-sparse-taste-receptors || (unknown reference) || || TSA || TARGET.TSA.EAR || Ear || ear-somatic || (unknown reference) ||

• Outbound Region Connections:*

|| Target Area || Target Region || Target Name || Type || Reference || || LPC || 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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