Biology:Geniculum
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Short description: Angular knee-like structure
A geniculum is a small genu, or angular knee-like structure. The term 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
- ↑ "geniculum". The Free Dictionary. http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/geniculum. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
- ↑ "geniculum". Drugs.com. https://www.drugs.com/dict/geniculum.html. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
- ↑ Gray, Henry (1918). "Anatomy of the Human Body". http://www.bartleby.com/107/pages/page902.html.
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