Your esophagus is a hollow, muscular tube that carries food and liquid from your throat to your stomach. Muscles in your esophagus propel food down to your stomach.

2023年8月30日 · The esophagus (oesophagus) is a 25 cm long fibromuscular tube extending from the pharynx (C6 level) to the stomach (T11 level). It consists of muscles that run both longitudinally and circularly, entering into the abdominal cavity via the right crus of the diaphragm at the level of the tenth thoracic vertebrae .

2023年7月24日 · The esophagus is subdivided into three anatomical segments: cervical, thoracic, and abdominal. The cervical segment begins at the cricopharyngeus and terminates at the suprasternal notch. This segment lies just behind the trachea, to which it is joined via loose connective tissues.

The esophagus is a fibromuscular tube, about 25 cm (10 in) long in adults, that travels behind the trachea and heart, passes through the diaphragm, and empties into the uppermost region of the stomach. Only about one centimeter of oesophagus lies in the abdominal cavity. [2]

2024年9月24日 · Connecting the rear portion of the pharynx (hypopharynx) to the stomach, the esophagus runs downward, crossing into the chest and abdominal cavities. The three parts of the esophagus are the cervical, thoracic, and abdominal segments.

2025年2月13日 · In this article we shall examine the anatomy of the oesophagus – its structure, vascular supply and clinical correlations.

2025年1月16日 · The esophagus is a hollow tube that begins at the back of the mouth at around the sixth cervical vertebrae. [7] The esophagus runs behind the trachea . When we swallow food or liquids the epiglottis falls back and covers the larynx , sort of like a railroad switch, so food does not travel down into the bronchial passages of the lungs.