carotid sinus - CISMeF

Preferred Label : carotid sinus;

MeSH definition : The dilated portion of the common carotid artery at its bifurcation into external and internal carotids. It contains baroreceptors which, when stimulated, cause slowing of the heart, vasodilatation, and a fall in blood pressure.;

MeSH synonym : sinus, carotid;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carotid sinus;

Details

Origin ID

D002346;

UMLS CUI

C0007281;

Allowable qualifiers
- abnormalities [MeSH Qualifier]
- anatomy and histology [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- cytology [MeSH Qualifier]
- diagnostic imaging [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- embryology [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- growth and development [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- injuries [MeSH Qualifier]
- innervation [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiopathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- surgery [MeSH Qualifier]
- transplantation [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Carotid sinus [FMA entity]
- Entire carotid sinus (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Structure of carotid sinus (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- carotid sinus [UBERON concept]
- carotid sinus [Radlex concept]
- carotid sinus, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- right carotid sinus [SNOMED Notion]
Record concept(s)
- carotid sinus [MeSH concept]
See also
- pressoreceptors [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Carotid sinus [FMA entity]
- Structure of carotid sinus (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- carotid sinus [Radlex concept]
- carotid sinus, nos [SNOMED Notion]

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