释义 |
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. Zuckerkandl, Emil, Austrian anatomist, 1849-1910. organs of Zuckerkandl - Synonym(s): Zuckerkandl bodiesZuckerkandl bodies - small masses of chromaffin tissue found near the sympathetic ganglia along the aorta. Synonym(s): organs of Zuckerkandl; paraaortic bodiesZuckerkandl convolution - Synonym(s): subcallosal gyrusZuckerkandl fascia - the posterior layer of the renal fascia. |