Esophagus (Anatomy)

Uwda:UWDA:7131

Uberon:UBERON:1043

Synonyms:gullet, oesophagus

Nci:C12389

Msh:D004947

Lnc:MTHU011962

Lch Nw:sh85044855

Id:f419d553-dfa2-5109-8200-0a25926e4423

Fma:FMA:7131

Description:Tube that connects the pharynx to the stomach. In mammals, the oesophagus connects the buccal cavity with the stomach. The stratified squamous non-keratinised epithelium lining the buccal cavity is continued through the pharynx down into the oesophagus. The lowest part of the oesophagus (ca. 2 cm) is lined with gastric mucosa and covered by peritoneum. The main body of the oesophagus is lined with small, simple mucous glands. Each gland opens into the lumen by a long duct which pierces the muscularis mucosae (Wilson and Washington, 1989). A sphincter is situated at the point where the oesophagus enters the stomach to prevent gastro-oesophageal reflux, i.e. to prevent acidic gastric contents from reaching stratified epithelia of the oesophagus, where they can cause inflammation and irritation (Wilson and Washington, 1989; Brown et al., 1993).

Csp:1250-0527

Chv:CHV:38776

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	Label	Description
	SRS260333 Biosample (Entity type)	A biosample from HMP produced as part of the EsophAdeno project
	SRS267356 Biosample (Entity type)	A biosample from HMP produced as part of the EsophAdeno project
	SRS260362 Biosample (Entity type)	A biosample from HMP produced as part of the EsophAdeno project
	SRS267357 Biosample (Entity type)	A biosample from HMP produced as part of the EsophAdeno project
	SRS260361 Biosample (Entity type)	A biosample from HMP produced as part of the EsophAdeno project
	SRS260358 Biosample (Entity type)	A biosample from HMP produced as part of the EsophAdeno project
	SRS260328 Biosample (Entity type)	A biosample from HMP produced as part of the EsophAdeno project
	SRS267355 Biosample (Entity type)	A biosample from HMP produced as part of the EsophAdeno project
	SRS267354 Biosample (Entity type)	A biosample from HMP produced as part of the EsophAdeno project
	SRS260343 Biosample (Entity type)	A biosample from HMP produced as part of the EsophAdeno project