The sensory nerve endings in the wall of the atria of the heart, vena cava, aortic arch and carotid sinus that are sensitive to changes in blood pressure. [ MP:0004118 ]
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Term information
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cross reference
- MESH:D011311
- EMAPA:36597
- MA:0003009
- FMA:85601
- Wikipedia:Baroreceptor
Subsets
pheno_slim
Term relations
Subclass of:
- interoceptor
- located in some blood vessel
- capable of some regulation of systemic arterial blood pressure
- part of some vascular system
- only in taxon some Vertebrata