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The carotid body (carotid glomus or glomus caroticum) is a small cluster of chemoreceptors and supporting cells located near the fork (bifurcation) of the carotid artery (which runs along both sides of the throat). The carotid body detects changes in the composition of arterial blood flowing through it mainly the partial pressure of oxygen but also of carbon dioxide. Furthermore it is also sensitive to changes in pH and temperature.

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