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aortic bodies (medicine) and Circulatory system (health)


aortic bodies (medicine)


aortic bodies
Small clusters of chemoreceptive and supporting cells located near the aortic arch, 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.


Circulatory system (health)


Pertaining to the heart and blood vessels, and the circulation of blood.