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Carotid body: A small "body" of tissue rich in capillaries, at the spot the carotid artery branches in the neck, containing cells that sense the oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in blood and from which messages are dispatched to the medulla (in the brain) to regulate the heart rate.
Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary n. A chemoreceptor located near the bifurcations of the carotid arteries that monitors changes in the oxygen content of ...
The carotid body (carotid glomus or glomus caroticum) is a small cluster of chemoreceptors and supporting cells located near the fork (bifurcation) of the carotid artery
Carotid body: A small "body" of tissue rich in capillaries, at the spot the carotid artery branches in the neck, containing cells that sense the oxygen and carbon dioxide ...
Carotid body tumors (CBTs) are rare neoplasms, although they represent about 65% of head and neck paragangliomas.These tumors develop within the adventitia of ...
body (bod´e) 1. the largest and most important part of any organ. 2. any mass or collection of material. 3. trunk (1). acetone bodies ketone bodies.