Assertion: esophagus | /r/CapableOf | lie behind the heart
Facets:
value: in front of the spinal column
type: LOCATION
value: in front of the spine
type: LOCATION
value: anatomically
type: MANNER
value: in front of the thoracic aorta
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: The lower esophagus lies behind the heart and curves in front of the thoracic aorta.
text: Anatomically, it lies behind the trachea and heart and in front of the spinal column; it passes through the muscular diaphragm before entering the stomach.
text: The esophagus is located behind the trachea (windpipe) and heart and in front of the spine and connects the pharynx to the stomach.
text: It lies behind the trachea and the heart, but in front of the spinal column.