NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -The food pipe (oesophagus) is part of your digestive system. It is the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach. It lies behind the windpipe (trachea) and in front of the spine. At the top of the oesophagus there is a ring of muscle (sphincter).

Detailed explanation-2: -The oesophagus (gullet) is part of the digestive system, which is sometimes called the gastro-intestinal tract (GI tract). The oesophagus is a muscular tube. It connects your mouth to your stomach.

Detailed explanation-3: -The esophagus is the hollow, muscular tube that passes food and liquid from your throat to your stomach.

Detailed explanation-4: -The word esophagus (British English: oesophagus), comes from the Greek: (oisophagos) meaning gullet. It derives from two roots (eosin) to carry and (phagos) to eat.