carotid body
small cluster of chemoreceptors and supporting cells located near the fork (bifurcation) of the carotid artery (which runs along both sides of the throat).
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carotid body
Summary
carotid body is a chiral organ type[1]. It draws 56 Wikipedia views per month (chiral_organ_type category, ranking #3 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- carotid body's instance of is recorded as chiral organ type[3].
- carotid body's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[4].
- carotid body's subclass of is recorded as homogeneous organ[5].
- carotid body's subclass of is recorded as particular anatomical entity[6].
- carotid body's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D002344[7].
- carotid body's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02m1fq[8].
- carotid body's MeSH tree code is recorded as A08.675.650.915.500.600.150[9].
- carotid body's MeSH tree code is recorded as A08.800.950.500.600.150[10].
- carotid body's MeSH tree code is recorded as A11.671.650.915.500.600.150[11].
- carotid body's anatomical location is recorded as carotid artery[12].
- carotid body's Terminologia Anatomica 98 ID is recorded as A12.2.04.007[13].
- carotid body's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[14].
- carotid body's Foundational Model of Anatomy ID is recorded as 50095[15].
- carotid body's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/carotid-body[16].
- carotid body's UBERON ID is recorded as 0001629[17].
- carotid body's connects with is recorded as glossopharyngeal nerve[18].
- carotid body's connects with is recorded as vagus nerve[19].
- carotid body's UMLS CUI is recorded as C0007277[20].
- carotid body's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as carotid-body[21].
- carotid body's TA98 Latin term is recorded as glomus caroticum[22].
- carotid body's Interlingual Index ID is recorded as i65013[23].
- carotid body's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778113364[24].
- carotid body's TA2 ID is recorded as 3886[25].
- carotid body's ICD-11 ID is recorded as XA0F61[26].
- carotid body's ICD-11 ID is recorded as 356168761[27].
Why It Matters
carotid body draws 56 Wikipedia views per month (chiral_organ_type category, ranking #3 of 4).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]