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Geniculum

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.

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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.12

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

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  1. "geniculum". The Free Dictionary. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
  2. "geniculum". Drugs.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
  3. Gray, Henry (1918). "Anatomy of the Human Body".