esophagus
Oesophagus
In 14 atlases
Key points
- The esophagus is a muscular tube that carries swallowed material from the pharynx to the stomach.
- It passes through the neck and chest, crosses the diaphragm and has a short abdominal part.
- Its wall contains a protective lining and muscle layers that propel material towards the stomach.
- Its blood supply, venous drainage and lymph drainage vary along its course.
Definition
vertebrate organ through which food passes to the stomach
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Relations
- Arterial supply
- esophageal artery
- Venous drainage
- esophageal veins
Neighbouring structures
Practice questions
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Identifiers
- TA2
- 2887
- TA98
- A05.4.01.001
- FMA
- 7131
- UBERON
- 0001043
- Wikidata
- Q173710