A geniculum is a small ''
genu Genu, a Latin word for "knee," may refer to:
* Genu of internal capsule
* Genu of the corpus callosum
* Genu recurvatum
* Genu valgum
* Genu varum
Genu varum (also called bow-leggedness, bandiness, bandy-leg, and tibia vara) is a varus deform ...
'', or angular
knee
In humans and other primates, the knee joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two joints: one between the femur and tibia (tibiofemoral joint), and one between the femur and patella (patellofemoral joint). It is the largest joint in the hu ...
-like structure. The term is often used in anatomical nomenclature to designate a sharp knee-like bend in a small structure or organ.
For example, in the
facial canal, the
genicular ganglion
The geniculate ganglion (from Latin ''genu'', for "knee") is a collection of pseudounipolar sensory neurons of the facial nerve located in the facial canal of the head. It receives fibers from the facial nerve. It sends fibers that supply the lac ...
is situated on the ''geniculum'' of the
facial nerve, the point where the nerve changes its direction.
References
Anatomy
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