Assertion: esophagus | /r/CapableOf | pierce the diaphragm
Facets:
value: at the vertebral level
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The second curve to the left is formed as the esophagus bends to cross the descending thoracic aorta, before it pierces the diaphragm.
text: The second curve to the left is formed as the esophagus bends to cross the descending thoracic aorta, before it pierces the diaphragm.
text: Starting at the level of the cricoid cartilage (C6), the esophagus pierces the diaphragm at the vertebral level T10 and enters the stomach at the level T11.