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Descriptor
English
:
Aortic Bodies
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Cuerpos Aórticos
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Corpos Aórticos
Synonyms
English
:
Aortic Body
Aortic Glomus
Aorticum, Glomus
Bodies, Aortic
Bodies, Vagal
Body, Aortic
Body, Vagal
Glomus Aorticum
Glomus Vagale
Glomus, Aortic
Vagal Bodies
Vagal Body
Vagale, Glomus
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
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
1021
Unique Identifier:
D001016
Occurrence in VHL
:
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