Oesophagus
Carries swallowed food to the stomach by peristalsis.
- System
- digestive
- Region
- Trunk
- Sides
- Single, on the midline
Where it runs from and to
What this structure is anchored to at each end, and what that lets it do.
- Origin
- From the pharynx down the left of the neck, through the thoracic mediastinum and the oesophageal hiatus of the diaphragm.
- Action
- Carries swallowed food to the stomach by peristalsis.
- Nerve
- Vagus nerve and the oesophageal plexus.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the pig; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Oesophagus
- Latin (NAV)
- Oesophagus
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
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