The heart is the organ involved in the carotid sinus. The heart pumps blood throughout the whole circulatory system, including the carotid sinus.
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A carotid sinus massage is a technique used to stimulate the carotid sinus in the neck to slow down the heart rate. This can be helpful in situations such as superventricular tachycardia or to check for hypersensitivity of the carotid sinus reflex. It should only be done by healthcare professionals due to the risk of causing harm.
Carotid sinus massage involves rubbing the large part of the arterial wall at the point where the common carotid artery, located in the neck, divides into its two main branches.
Images of the carotid sinus can be found at Picsearch, Family Practice Notebook, The Free Dictionary, Carotid Net, Forensic Med UK, Ganfyd, and Study Blue
In the carotid sinus and the aortic arch
changes in arterial pressure
Is sinus an organ? I need to know if there are other organs in the cranial cavity besides the brain.
Internal carotid artey passes through the carotid canal and takes blood to the brain
Thrombosis: Blood clot Sinus: A sack/avity in an organ or tissue deep sinus thrombosis: a deep bloodclot in a sinus...
If the procedure is being done to help diagnose angina pectoris, massaging the carotid sinus may make the discomfort go away.
well the definition of the word Lavage means to "wash out an organ" so lavage of the maxillary sinus mean to wash out the maxillary sinus.