Assertion: esophagus | /r/CapableOf | connect to the stomach
Facets:
value: at the esophagogastric junction
type: LOCATION
value: in the abdominal region
type: LOCATION
value: in the abdominal cavity
type: LOCATION
value: below the diaphragm
type: LOCATION
value: at the cardia
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Two of the most common congenital malformations affecting the esophagus are an esophageal atresia where the esophagus ends in a blind sac instead of connecting to the stomach; and an esophageal fistula – an abnormal connection between the esophagus and the trachea.
text: Some of the smooth muscle just superior to the point where the esophagus joins the stomach has increased muscle tone, forming the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), or cardiac sphincter (Figures 4 and 5).
text: Esophagus is a long collapsible muscular tube which connects the pharynx and stomach of the gastrointestinal system.
text: It passes over the dorsal border of the liver then joins the stomach at the cardia.
text: The esophagus joins to the stomach just below the diaphragm.
text: In terms of the digestive system of snails and slugs, the mouth opens into an esophagus, which connects to the stomach.
text: The esophagus connects mouth to the stomach while the trachea connects pharynx and larynx to the lungs.
text: The esophagus traverses the frontal neck, into the chest and then connects to the stomach in the abdominal region.
text: In the abdominal cavity, the esophagus connects to the stomach.
text: It then turns just a bit to the left and connects to the stomach.
text: The cardia (or cardiac region) is the point where the esophagus connects to the stomach and through which food passes into the stomach.
text: The esophagus begins in the throat, or pharynx, and connects to the stomach.
text: The lower part of the esophagus that connects to the stomach is called the gastroesophageal (GE) junction.
text: The cardia (or cardiac region) is the point where the esophagus connects to the stomach and through which food passes into the stomach.
text: It passes through the diaphragm behind the central tendon at the level of the 10th thoracic vertebra and joins the stomach.
text: The ring is usually located a few centimetres above the gastro-esophageal junction, where the esophagus joins the stomach.
text: Where the esophagus joins the stomach there are thickened muscle fibers which contract to close the entrance to the stomach so that stomach contents are not regurgitated back into the esophagus.
text: The ring is generally located only a few centimetres above the gastro-esophageal junction where the esophagus joins the stomach.
text: The area where the esophagus joins the stomach is called the gastroesophageal (GE) junction.
text: Gastroesophageal (GE) junction tumors Adenocarcinomas that start at the area where the esophagus joins the stomach (the GE junction, which includes about the first 2 inches (5 cm) of the stomach), tend to behave like cancers in the esophagus and are treated like them, as well.
text: The area where the esophagus joins the stomach is called the gastroesophageal (GE) junction.
text: The esophagus joins the stomach at the esophagogastric junction (EGJ), which lies in the abdomen just below the diaphragm.