Geniculate ganglion is concerned with_____________?
Correct answer: A. Taste
- A. Taste
- B. Lacrimation
- C. Saliva
- D. Sweating
Explanation
The geniculate ganglion contains sensory cell bodies for taste carried by the nervus intermedius, chiefly from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue. Secretomotor fibres for lacrimation pass through the region but are not the principal function represented by the ganglion.
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