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<\/a>Carotid Sinus<\/h4>\n<\/span>\n\n\nThe carotid sinus is a dilation located at the branching point of the CCA, functioning as a baroreceptor <\/strong>helping regulate the systemic blood pressure directly by sensing the pressure on the vessel wall in this crucial location.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/span>\nCarotid Body<\/h4>\n<\/span>\n\n\nThe carotid body is a mass of nerve tissue lying at the branching point of the CCA, functioning as a chemoreceptor<\/strong>, helping regulate proper oxygen saturation. It is usually not visible in anatomical dissections<\/p>\n\n\n<\/span>\nInnervation<\/h4>\n<\/span>\n\n\nBoth the carotid sinus and body are innervated by the carotid branches (sometimes referred to as Hering\u2019s nerves<\/strong>) of the glossopharyngeal (CN IX)<\/strong> and vagus (CN X)<\/strong> nerves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/dissection-cca.png\")
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Carotid Body<\/h4>\n<\/span>\n\n\nThe carotid body is a mass of nerve tissue lying at the branching point of the CCA, functioning as a chemoreceptor<\/strong>, helping regulate proper oxygen saturation. It is usually not visible in anatomical dissections<\/p>\n\n\n<\/span>\nInnervation<\/h4>\n<\/span>\n\n\nBoth the carotid sinus and body are innervated by the carotid branches (sometimes referred to as Hering\u2019s nerves<\/strong>) of the glossopharyngeal (CN IX)<\/strong> and vagus (CN X)<\/strong> nerves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a>Fig 2. <\/strong>The carotid system with the carotid sinus\u00a0<\/strong>(Credit: Anatomist90,\u00a0CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/span>Carotid Sinus<\/h4>Carotid Body<\/h4>Innervation<\/h4><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Innervation<\/h4>\n<\/span>\n\n\nBoth the carotid sinus and body are innervated by the carotid branches (sometimes referred to as Hering\u2019s nerves<\/strong>) of the glossopharyngeal (CN IX)<\/strong> and vagus (CN X)<\/strong> nerves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a>Fig 2. <\/strong>The carotid system with the carotid sinus\u00a0<\/strong>(Credit: Anatomist90,\u00a0CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/span>Carotid Sinus<\/h4>Carotid Body<\/h4>Innervation<\/h4><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>Carotid Sinus<\/h4>Carotid Body<\/h4>Innervation<\/h4><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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