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).

Synonyms: Bodies, Aortic, Vagal Body, Glomus, Aortic, Glomus Vagale, Glomus Aorticum, Aorticum, Glomus, Bodies, Vagal, Aortic Glomus, Aortic Body, Aortic Bodies, Body, Aortic, Vagal Bodies, Vagale, Glomus, Body, Vagal