MeSH definition : 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).;
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).