Assertion: esophagus | /r/CapableOf | enter the stomach
Facets:
value: at the level
type: OTHER
value: in the upper abdomen
type: LOCATION
value: through a muscular valve
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: After food passes through the esophagus, it enters the stomach.
text: The esophagus is then passed through the lower esophageal sphincter, entering the stomach.
text: As food reaches the end of the esophagus, it enters the stomach through a muscular valve called the lower esophageal sphincter.
text: A similar muscular ring called the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) is found 1-1.5 in (2-4 cm) above the point where the esophagus enters the stomach.
text: The ring can cause intermittent problems swallowing food or food impaction where the esophagus enters the stomach.
text: Surgery for severeacid reflux involves restructuring and tightening the area where the esophagus enters the stomach.
text: As we have seen, the esophagus serves as the direct route for foods and liquids to enter the stomach.
text: Where the esophagus enters the stomach, is another sphincter, the gastroesophageal junction.
text: The esophagus is a muscular tube that starts at the inferior border of the cricoid cartilage in the neck and traverses the chest, ending as it enters the stomach in the upper abdomen.
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.