carotid body

carotid glomus

A bilateral sensory organ in the peripheral nervous system located in the adventitia of the bifurcation of the common carotid artery. The carotid body is a chemoreceptive organ that senses the pH, carbon dioxide, and oxygen concentrations in the blood and plays a crucial role in their homeostatic control.

النوع Vessel
جهاز الجسم Nervous
البنية الأم nonchromaffin paraganglion
الاسم اللاتيني carotid glomus
FMA ID 50095

الأسئلة الشائعة

What is the carotid body?
A bilateral sensory organ in the peripheral nervous system located in the adventitia of the bifurcation of the common carotid artery. The carotid body is a chemoreceptive organ that senses the pH, carbon dioxide, and oxygen concentrations in the blood and plays a crucial role in their homeostatic co
What body system is the carotid body part of?
The carotid body is part of the Nervous.
What is the Latin name for the carotid body?
The Latin name for the carotid body is carotid glomus.

البنى ذات الصلة

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.