Answer
The peripheral chemoreceptors are sensory neurons outside of he CNS that are sensitive to changes chemicals --carbon dioxide (CO2), oxygen(O2), and hydrogen (H+). They are located in the aortic bodies, in the arch of the aorta, and carotid bodies-- at the junction of the left and right common carotid arteries.
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Locations of the major peripheral chemoreceptors are the aortic bodies, the arch of the aorta, and carotid bodies-- at the junction of the left and right common carotid arteries.
