Assertion: esophagus | /r/CapableOf | pass through esophageal hiatus
Facets:
value: in the diaphragm
type: LOCATION
value: forward
type: MANNER
value: usually
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: It helps to expel vomit, feces, and urine from the body by increasing intra-abdominal pressure, aids in childbirth, and prevents acid reflux by exerting pressure on the esophagus as it passes through the esophageal hiatus.
text: At its commencement it is placed in the middle line; but it inclines to the left side as far as the root of the neck, gradually passes to the middle line again at the level of the fifth thoracic vertebra, and finally deviates to the left as it passes forward to the esophageal hiatus in the diaphragm.
text: Usually, the esophagus passes through the esophageal hiatus in the diaphragm and reaches the stomach.
text: The esophagus passes through the esophageal hiatus in the diaphragm and reaches the stomach.
text: At its commencement it is placed in the middle line; but it inclines to the left side as far as the root of the neck, gradually passes to the middle line again at the level of the fifth thoracic vertebra, and finally deviates to the left as it passes forward to the esophageal hiatus in the diaphragm.