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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.

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Тип Vessel
Система органов Nervous
Родительская структура nonchromaffin paraganglion
Латинское название carotid glomus
FMA ID 50095

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

References

  1. Foundational Model of Anatomy — FMA:50095 Reference anatomy ontology (University of Washington)
  2. UBERON — UBERON:0001629 Cross-species anatomy ontology (EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service)

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