A report on Esophagus
Organ in vertebrates through which food passes, aided by peristaltic contractions, from the pharynx to the stomach.
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Gastrointestinal tract
19 linksTract or passageway of the digestive system that leads from the mouth to the anus.
Tract or passageway of the digestive system that leads from the mouth to the anus.
The GI tract contains all the major organs of the digestive system, in humans and other animals, including the esophagus, stomach, and intestines.
Stomach
19 linksMuscular, hollow organ in the gastrointestinal tract of humans and many other animals, including several invertebrates.
Muscular, hollow organ in the gastrointestinal tract of humans and many other animals, including several invertebrates.
In humans and many other animals, the stomach is located between the oesophagus and the small intestine.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
12 linksGastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is a chronic condition in which stomach contents and acid rise up into the esophagus, resulting in symptoms and/or complications.
Larynx
9 linksOrgan in the top of the neck involved in breathing, producing sound and protecting the trachea against food aspiration.
Organ in the top of the neck involved in breathing, producing sound and protecting the trachea against food aspiration.
It is situated just below where the tract of the pharynx splits into the trachea and the esophagus.
Trachea
9 linksCartilaginous tube that connects the larynx to the bronchi of the lungs, allowing the passage of air, and so is present in almost all air-breathing animals with lungs.
Cartilaginous tube that connects the larynx to the bronchi of the lungs, allowing the passage of air, and so is present in almost all air-breathing animals with lungs.
Behind the trachea, along its length, sits the oesophagus, followed by connective tissue and the vertebral column.
Thoracic diaphragm
9 linksSheet of internal skeletal muscle in humans and other mammals that extends across the bottom of the thoracic cavity.
Sheet of internal skeletal muscle in humans and other mammals that extends across the bottom of the thoracic cavity.
There are three large openings — one for the aorta, one for the esophagus, and one for the inferior vena cava (the caval opening), plus a series of smaller ones.
Pharynx
7 linksThe pharynx (plural: pharynges) is the part of the throat behind the mouth and nasal cavity, and above the oesophagus and trachea (the tubes going down to the stomach and the lungs).
Esophageal cancer
7 linksEsophageal cancer is cancer arising from the esophagus—the food pipe that runs between the throat and the stomach.
Organ (biology)
7 linksOrgan is a collection of tissues joined in a structural unit to serve a common function.
Organ is a collection of tissues joined in a structural unit to serve a common function.
Digestive system: digestion and processing food with salivary glands, esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, intestines, colon, rectum and anus.
Vagus nerve
7 linksCranial nerve that interfaces with the parasympathetic control of the heart, lungs, and digestive tract.
Cranial nerve that interfaces with the parasympathetic control of the heart, lungs, and digestive tract.
The right vagus nerve gives rise to the right recurrent laryngeal nerve, which hooks around the right subclavian artery and ascends into the neck between the trachea and esophagus.