A small epithelioid structure consisting of a small cluster of chemoreceptive and supporting cells located near the bifurcation of the common carotid artery that serves as a chemoreceptive organ that senses the pH, carbon dioxide, and oxygen concentrations in the blood and plays a crucial role in their homeostatic control. [ ]
Synonyms: glomus caroticum carotid glomus
Term information
- EMAPA:19211
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carotid_body
- FMA:50095
- BTO:0000204
- MA:0002463
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/362586000
- UMLS:C0007277 (ncithesaurus:Carotid_Body)
- MESH:A08.800.550.700.120.600.150
- GAID:813
- NCIT:C66852
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0007277
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, organ_slim
Term relations
- nonchromaffin paraganglion
- mesoderm-derived structure
- has part some (part of some external carotid artery)
- part of some common carotid artery plus branches
- has part some (part of some internal carotid artery)