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geniculum of facial canal (pair)

Identification
Official Latin term geniculum canalis nervi facialis (par)
Official term geniculum of facial canal (pair)
Unit identifier TAH:U553
Unit type pair
Materiality material
Navigation
Link to the unit geniculum of facial canal (pair)
Links of entity generic: geniculum of facial canal
Entity-oriented links Universal page Definition page
External links TA98 FMA PubMed
Partonomic links Level 2: bones of cranium Short Extended
Level 3: temporal bone (pair) Short Extended
Level 4: petrosal part of temporal bone (pair)
Taxonomic links Level 2: anatomical conduit Short Extended
Level 3: cranial canal
Subsidiary language with Latin
Non Latin primary language
Notes
The space for the geniculum is also known as Fossa geniculata (Lang J 1992 Klinische Anatomie des Ohres. Springer, Vienna, New York).
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
human body
TAH:U259
skeletal system SOS
TAH:U268
axial skeletal system SOS
TAH:U402
bones of cranium XOS
TAH:U544
temporal bone (pair) UOX
TAH:U545
petrosal part of temporal bone (pair) UOU
TAH:U552
facial canal (pair) UOU
TAH:U553 geniculum of facial canal (pair) UOU
Taxonomy
Date: 15.06.2025