The hiatus is a hole or opening in the diaphragm, which separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity. It is located where the esophagus passes through the diaphragm and enters the stomach in the abdominal cavity.
The spermatic cord passes through the inguinal canal into the abdominal cavity through the inguinal ring, which is an opening in the abdominal wall.
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A hiatal hernia is when abdominal contents, like the intestines, protrude through a small hole that is designed for the esophagus to pass through the diaphragm. The herniation referrs to the strangling of the intestines and the hiatus is the name of the opening,
The opening where the esophagus passes through the diaphragm is called the esophageal hiatus or esophageal opening in the diaphragm.
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A gullet opening is the opening of the second part of a frogs mouth. This is where this second opening begins.
Bibliographic EntryResult(w/surrounding text)StandardizedResultCurtis, Helena, & Sue N. Barnes. "The Pharynx and Esophagus: Swallowing. " Biology. 5th ed. New York: Worth, 1989: 718."From the mouth, food is propelled backward toward the esophagus, a muscular tube about 25 centimeters long in adult humans"25 cmLiebow, Charles. "Esophagus." World Book Online Americas Edition.30 May 2001."The human esophagus is about 10 inches (25 centimeters) long. The esophagus of fish is short, while that of giraffes is extremely long."25 cmPope II, Charles E. "Normal Anatomy and Developmental Anomalies." Gastrointestinal Disease: Pathophysiology/Diagnosis/Management. By Marvin H. Sleisenger and John S. Fordtran. Philadelphia: Saunders, 1993: 311."Its length, as measured in the cadaver, ranges from 25 to 30 cm in the adult."25-30 cmBlakiston. "Esophagus." Blakiston's Gould Medical Dictionary. 4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1979."Esophagus-The musculomembranous canal, about nine inches in length, extending from the pharynx to the stomach; the gullet."23 cmStedman, Thomas Lathrop. "Esophagus." Stedman's Medical Dictionary. 27th ed. Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2000."It is about 25 cm long and consists of three parts: the cervical part, from the cricoid cartilage to the thoracic inlet; the thoracic part, from the thoracic inlet to the diaphragm; and the abdominal part, below the diaphragm to the cardiac opening of the stomach."25 cm
Esophageal Atresia
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The gullet is the name of the frogâ??s throat. It is the second part of the digestive tract and leads to the opening of the esophagus.