aortic bodies
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Aortic body — Infobox Anatomy Name = Aortic body Latin = corpora paraaortica GraySubject = 277 GrayPage = 1277 Caption = The thoracic aorta, heart and other great vessels. (Aortic body not visible, but arch of aorta labeled at center.) Caption2 = Precursor =… … Wikipedia
para-aortic bodies — corpora paraaortica … Medical dictionary
Aortic hiatus — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = hiatus aorticus GraySubject = 117 GrayPage = 406 Caption = The diaphragm. Under surface. (Aortic hiatus labeled near center.) Caption2 = Celiac and cranial mesenteric ganglion in a cat. 1 Crus sinistrum… … Wikipedia
chemodectoma — Aortic body, carotid body, chemoreceptor, or glomus jugulare tumor; nonchromaffin paraganglioma; receptoma; a relatively rare, usually benign neoplasm originating in the chemoreceptor tissue of the … Medical dictionary
Organ of Zuckerkandl — The abdominal aorta and its branches. (Organ of Zuckerkandl is not shown, but it usually appears alongside the abdominal aorta.) The Organ of Zuckerkandl is a chromaffin body derived from neural crest located at the bifurcation of the aorta … Wikipedia
body — 1. The head, neck, trunk, and extremities. The human b., consisting of head (caput), neck (collum), trunk (truncus), and limbs (membra). 2. The material part of a human, as distinguished from the … Medical dictionary
respiration, human — ▪ physiology Introduction the process by which oxygen is taken up and carbon dioxide discharged. The design of the respiratory system The human gas exchanging organ, the lung, is located in the thorax, where its delicate tissues are… … Universalium
Carotid body — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = glomus caroticum GraySubject = 277 GrayPage = 1281 Caption = Section of part of human glomus caroticum. Highly magnified. Numerous bloodvessels are seen in section among the gland cells. Caption2 = Diagram… … Wikipedia
Glomus cell — The glomus cell is not to be confused with the glomus body found in the dermis layer of the skin. A glomus cell is a peripheral chemoreceptor, located in the carotid bodies and aortic bodies, that helps the body regulate breathing. When there is… … Wikipedia
Chemosensor — A chemosensor, also known as chemoreceptor, is a sensory receptor that transduces a chemical signal into an action potential. Or, more generally, a chemosensor detects certain chemical stimuli in the environment. Classes There are two main… … Wikipedia