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Descriptor
English
:
Aortic Bodies
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Cuerpos Aórticos
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Corpos Aórticos
Synonyms
English
:
Aortic Body
Aorticum, Glomus
Bodies, Aortic
Bodies, Vagal
Body, Aortic
Body, Vagal
Glomus, Aortic
Vagal Bodies
Vagale, Glomus
Aortic Glomus
Glomus Aorticum
Glomus Vagale
Vagal Body
Tree Number:
A08.675.650.915.500.600.050
A08.800.950.500.600.050
A11.671.650.915.500.600.050
Definition
English
:
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
).
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not confuse with
PARA-AORTIC BODIES
History Note
English
:
91(75); was see under PARAGANGLIA, NONCHROMAFFIN 1975-90
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DG
diagnostic imaging
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
1021
Unique Identifier:
D001016
Occurrence in VHL
:
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