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... > Nervous System > Peripheral Nervous System > Sensory Receptor Cells > Chemoreceptor Cells > Paraganglia, Nonchromaffin > Aortic Bodies
... > Cells > Neurons > Neurons, Afferent > Sensory Receptor Cells > Chemoreceptor Cells > Paraganglia, Nonchromaffin > Aortic Bodies
... > Nervous System > Neurons > Neurons, Afferent > Sensory Receptor Cells > Chemoreceptor Cells > Paraganglia, Nonchromaffin > Aortic Bodies

Preferred term

Aortic Bodies  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Small clusters of chemoreceptive and supporting cells located near the ARCH OF THE AORTA; the PULMONARY ARTERIES; and the CORONARY ARTERIES. The aortic bodies sense PH; CARBON DIOXIDE; and OXYGEN concentrations in the BLOOD and participate in the control of RESPIRATION. The aortic bodies should not be confused with the PARA-AORTIC BODIES in the abdomen (which are sometimes also called aortic bodies).

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Aortic Glomus
  • Glomus Aorticum
  • Glomus Vagale
  • Vagal Body

Allowable Qualifier(s)

In other languages

  • Glomus aortique

    French

  • Corps aortiques
  • Corpuscules aortiques
  • Glomus vagal

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-V90704KN-H

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