The geniculate ganglion:

A) contains the cell bodies of the motor fibers of the facial nerve.
B) contains the cell bodies of the sensory fibers of the facial nerve.
C) contains the synapses of the autonomic fibers of the facial nerve.
D) is located in the brainstem.
E) is located in the middle cranial fossa.


Ans: B

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