Assertion: esophagus | /r/CapableOf | begin with superior esophageal sphincter
Facets:
value: at the bottom of the hypopharynx
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: The gullet also begins with the superior esophageal sphincter at the bottom of the hypopharynx (entrance into the esophagus) adjacent to the left pyriform sinus, then runs dorsal to the trachea in the chest area and ventral to the spine, and continues in a caudal fashion through the diaphragm, ultimately ending at the junction with the cardia of the stomach, parallel to the 11th thoracic vertebra.