See Also: geniculum of facial canal(medicine)
geniculum of facial nerve(medicine)
facial canal(medicine)
hiatus of facial canal(medicine)
Facial canal introitus(health)
prominence of facial canal(medicine)
introitus of facial canal(medicine)
genu of facial canal(medicine)
descending part of facial canal(medicine)
medial crus of facial canal(medicine)

geniculum of facial canal (medicine)


geniculum of facial canal


The bend in the facial canal linking the medial and lateral crura of the horizontal port of the canal and corresponding to the location of the geniculate ganglion of the facial nerve.

Synonym: geniculum canalis facialis.