Assertion: esophagus | /r/CapableOf | pass through the mediastinum
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text: The esophagus begins at the base of the laryngopharynx and descends posterior to the trachea, passing through the mediastinum.
text: The esophagus lies posterior to the trachea and the heart and passes through the mediastinum and the hiatus, an opening in the diaphragm, in its descent from the thoracic to the abdominal cavity.