Geniculum

Geniculum of facial canal
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Identifiers
Latin	geniculum canalis nervi facialis
TA	A14.2.01.100 A02.1.06.010
FMA	75762
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

A geniculum is a small genu, or angular knee-like structure. It is often used in anatomical nomenclature to designate a sharp knee-like bend in a small structure or organ. ^{[1] [2]}

For example, in the facial canal, the genicular ganglion is situated on the geniculum of the facial nerve, the point where the nerve changes its direction.^[3]

References

1. "geniculum". The Free Dictionary. Retrieved July 2010.
2. "geniculum". Drugs.com. Retrieved July 2010.
3. Gray, Henry (1918). "Anatomy of the Human Body".