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What is lower esophageal ring?
Lower esophageal ring is a condition in which there is a ring of tissue inside the lower part of the esophagus (the tube connecting the throat with the stomach). This tissue causes narrowing and partial blockage of the esophagus.
Are throat and windpipe the same?
No. The windpipe is a thin-walled, cartilaginous tube descending from the larynx to the bronchi and carrying air to the lungs. It is really called the trechea. The esophagus on the other hand goes into your stomach and the food goes down it.
What is the function of the esopagus?
The esophagus functions as a tube that connects the throat (pharynx) to the stomach. Its main function is to transport food and liquids from the mouth to the stomach through rhythmic contractions called peristalsis.
What tube does air travel from your nose are mouth to the lungs?
The oesophagus which is part of the digestive tract that links the pharynx and the stomach.
What is the inflammation of the eustachian tube called?
eustachitis
What is the is the esophagus?
The esophagus is a muscular tube that connects the throat, or pharynx, to the stomach. It carries food from the mouth to the stomach
What is the tube connecting the middle ear to the throat?
the Eustachian tube (a.k.a. the pharyngotympanic tube)
What is the name of the tube which connect the throat to the stomach?
esophagus
What is a muscular tube that connect the throat and stomach?
That is the esophagus
Is a muscular tube that connects the throat and stomach.?
That is the esophagus
What is the name of the tube connecting the mouth and the stomach?
Osophagus
What is the function of the abdominal esophagus?
The esophagus is a muscular tube connecting the throat with the stomach. It is about 8 inches long and transports saliva, liquids and foods from the mouth to the stomach.
What tube through which food passes into the stomach?
The esophagus is the tube that brings food and liquids from your mouth to your stomach. “Benign” means it’s not cancerous. Benign esophageal stricture typically occurs when stomach acid and other irritants damage the lining of the esophagus over time. This leads to inflammation ( esophagitis) and scar tissue, which causes the esophagus to narrow.
How do you spell asofigus?
The correct spelling is "esophagus." It is a muscular tube that connects the throat (pharynx) with the stomach.
What is lower esophageal ring?
Lower esophageal ring is a condition in which there is a ring of tissue inside the lower part of the esophagus (the tube connecting the throat with the stomach). This tissue causes narrowing and partial blockage of the esophagus.
A muscular canal that carries food from the mouth to the stomach?
The esophagus is the muscular tube connecting the mouth and the stomach.
What is the esophagas job?
It is a muscular tube that pushes food down from the throat to the stomach
