Carotid body | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-12

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Carotid body


00:00:29 1 Structure
00:01:23 2 Function
00:01:49 2.1 Stimulus
00:02:55 2.2 Detection
00:06:38 2.3 Action potential
00:07:35 2.4 Relay
00:08:05 3 Clinical significance
00:08:15 3.1 Paraganglioma
00:08:38 4 See also



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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 (which runs along both sides of the throat).
The carotid body detects changes in the composition of arterial blood flowing through it, mainly the partial pressure of arterial oxygen, but also of carbon dioxide. Furthermore, it is also sensitive to changes in pH and temperature.