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What is the approximate length of the oesophagus?
What is the approximate length of the oesophagus?
At what level does the oesophagus originate?
At what level does the oesophagus originate?
Which opening does the oesophagus enter the abdomen through?
Which opening does the oesophagus enter the abdomen through?
What causes difficulty in swallowing (dysphagia) related to the oesophagus?
What causes difficulty in swallowing (dysphagia) related to the oesophagus?
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Where does the oesophagus terminate in relation to the stomach?
Where does the oesophagus terminate in relation to the stomach?
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What is the function of the upper oesophageal sphincter?
What is the function of the upper oesophageal sphincter?
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Where is the lower oesophageal sphincter located?
Where is the lower oesophageal sphincter located?
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Which arteries supply blood to the thoracic part of the oesophagus?
Which arteries supply blood to the thoracic part of the oesophagus?
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What characterizes the innervation of the upper oesophageal sphincter and upper striated muscle?
What characterizes the innervation of the upper oesophageal sphincter and upper striated muscle?
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What maintains the lower oesophageal sphincter as a physiological (or functional) sphincter?
What maintains the lower oesophageal sphincter as a physiological (or functional) sphincter?
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Which anatomical level marks the origin of the oesophagus?
Which anatomical level marks the origin of the oesophagus?
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What causes difficulty in swallowing (dysphagia) related to the oesophagus?
What causes difficulty in swallowing (dysphagia) related to the oesophagus?
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Where is the abdominal portion of the oesophagus located?
Where is the abdominal portion of the oesophagus located?
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What characterizes the innervation of the upper oesophageal sphincter and upper striated muscle?
What characterizes the innervation of the upper oesophageal sphincter and upper striated muscle?
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What maintains the lower oesophageal sphincter as a physiological (or functional) sphincter?
What maintains the lower oesophageal sphincter as a physiological (or functional) sphincter?
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What maintains the lower oesophageal sphincter as a physiological (or functional) sphincter?
What maintains the lower oesophageal sphincter as a physiological (or functional) sphincter?
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What characterizes the innervation of the upper oesophageal sphincter and upper striated muscle?
What characterizes the innervation of the upper oesophageal sphincter and upper striated muscle?
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What is the approximate length of the oesophagus?
What is the approximate length of the oesophagus?
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What causes difficulty in swallowing (dysphagia) related to the oesophagus?
What causes difficulty in swallowing (dysphagia) related to the oesophagus?
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Which arteries supply blood to the abdominal part of the oesophagus and form a porto-systemic anastomosis?
Which arteries supply blood to the abdominal part of the oesophagus and form a porto-systemic anastomosis?
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