| Aortic body | |
|---|---|
 The heart, thoracic aorta and other great vessels (aortic body not visible, but aortic arch labeled at center) | |
| Details | |
| Nerve | Vagus nerve |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Glomus aorticum, corpora paraaortica |
| MeSH | D001016 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The aortic bodies are one of several small clusters of peripheral chemoreceptors located along the aortic arch. They are important in measuring partial pressures of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood, and blood pH.