part of part of has part has part overlaps overlaps capable of capable of capable of part of capable of part of chemoreceptor cell type II cell of carotid body type I cell of carotid body detection of reduced oxygen by carotid body chemoreceptor signaling detection of chemical stimulus peripheral nervous system external carotid artery internal carotid artery carotid body 2025-08-13T15:52:18Z http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Gray1186.png https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/3591 GAID:813 UMLS:C0007277 MESH:D002344 NCIT:C66852 SCTID:362586000 Wikipedia:Carotid_body UBERON:0001629 FMA:50095 EMAPA:19211 MA:0002463 glomus caroticum A bilateral sensory organ in the peripheral nervous system located in the adventitia of the bifurcation of the common carotid artery. The carotid body is a chemoreceptive organ that senses the pH, carbon dioxide, and oxygen concentrations in the blood and plays a crucial role in their homeostatic control. BTO:0000204 carotid glomus nonchromaffin paraganglion