- genu of facial nerve
- 1. genu nervi facialis. 2. geniculum nervi facialis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
genu of facial nerve
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geniculum of facial nerve — geniculum nervi facialis [TA] the part of the facial nerve at the lateral end of the internal acoustic meatus, where the fibers turn sharply posteroinferiorly, and where the geniculate ganglion is found; called also external genu of facial nerve … Medical dictionary
external genu of facial nerve — geniculum nervi facialis … Medical dictionary
internal genu of facial nerve — g. nervi facialis … Medical dictionary
genu nervi facialis — [TA] genu of facial nerve: the bend in the fibers arising from the nucleus of the facial nerve, which with the abducens nucleus produces the facial colliculus in the floor of the fourth ventricle; fibers of this genu loop from caudal to rostral… … Medical dictionary
genu — [jē′no͞o΄] n. pl. genua [jen′yo͞o ə] [L, KNEE] Anat. 1. the knee 2. a kneelike or sharply bent part, as in the facial nerve … English World dictionary
Genu — The Latin word for the knee. When the knee is referred to in medicine, it is just called the knee. However, the word genu is also used in medicine as in: genu recurvatum (hyperextension of the knee), genu valgum (knock knee) and genu varum… … Medical dictionary
Facial motor nucleus — Brain: Facial motor nucleus Plan of the facial and intermediate nerves and their communication with other nerves. ( Nucleus of Facial N. labeled at upper left.) … Wikipedia
Genu — Latin for knee , genu is a term commonly encountered in studies of anatomy. It is used to refer to several anatomical structures, including (but not limited to): * conditions affecting the knees, such as genu valgum and genu varum * the… … Wikipedia
facial recess — a roughly triangular depression on the surface of the temporal bone, bounded on two sides by the facial nerve and with an apex at the external genu of the facial nerve. Called also suprapyramidal r … Medical dictionary
Nerve — A bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another. See nervous system. * * * A whitish cordlike structure composed of one or more bundles (fascicles) of myelinated … Medical dictionary
