Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: January 31, 2024
Preferred Name

Carotid Sinus

Synonyms

Sinus, Carotid

Definitions

The dilated portion of the common carotid artery at its bifurcation into external and internal carotids. It contains baroreceptors which, when stimulated, cause slowing of the heart, vasodilatation, and a fall in blood pressure.

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D002346

altLabel

Sinus, Carotid

AQL

AB AH CH CY DE DG EM EN GD IM IN IR ME MI PA PH PP PS RE SU TR UL VI

cui

C0007281

DC

1

definition

The dilated portion of the common carotid artery at its bifurcation into external and internal carotids. It contains baroreceptors which, when stimulated, cause slowing of the heart, vasodilatation, and a fall in blood pressure.

DX

19660101

FX

D011311

Inverse of AQ

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000648

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000276

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000378

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000469

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000002

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000033

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000821

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000254

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000196

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000473

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000737

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000294

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000293

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000382

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000502

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000503

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000187

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000201

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000637

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000601

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000000981

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000166

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000528

Inverse of RO

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D011311

MDA

19990101

MMR

20180630

MN

A07.015.114.186.456

notation

D002346

prefLabel

Carotid Sinus

TERMUI

T006774

TH

NLM (1966)

tui

T023

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D002339

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