paraaortic bodies

par·a·a·or·tic bod·ies

(par'ă-ā-ōr'tik bod'ēz)

Small masses of chromaffin tissue found near the sympathetic ganglia along the abdominal aorta; they are more prominent during fetal life. The chromaffin cells secrete norepinephrine; chemoreceptive endings monitor levels of blood gases.
Synonym(s): corpora para-aortica [TA] , Zuckerkandl bodies.

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Zuckerkandl,

Emil, Austrian anatomist, 1849-1910.

organs of Zuckerkandl - Synonym(s): Zuckerkandl bodies

Zuckerkandl bodies - small masses of chromaffin tissue found near the sympathetic ganglia along the aorta. Synonym(s): organs of Zuckerkandl; paraaortic bodies

Zuckerkandl convolution - Synonym(s): subcallosal gyrus

Zuckerkandl fascia - the posterior layer of the renal fascia.

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