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Oesophagus - Anatomy & Physiology - Flashcards (view source)
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==<font color="purple">Oesophagus Flashcards</font>==
{| border="3" cellpadding="8"
!width="400"|'''Question'''
!width="400"|'''Answer'''
!width="150"|'''Article'''
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|<big>'''By what process does food move down the oesophagus?'''
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*'''''Peristalsis'''''
||[[Oesophagus - Anatomy & Physiology#Introduction|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''How does the Oesophagus passes from the Thorax into the Abdomen?'''
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*'''''Through the oesophageal hiatus of the diaphragm'''''
||[[Oesophagus - Anatomy & Physiology#Structure and Function|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What is the innervation of the Oesophagus?'''
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*'''''Right and Left Vagus nerves (CN X)'''''
*'''''Recurrent laryngeal nerves'''''
||[[Oesophagus - Anatomy & Physiology#Innervation|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''Thickening of which muscle layer forms a sphincter near the gastric juntion?'''
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*'''''Inner circular layer of Tunica Muscularis'''''
||[[Oesophagus - Anatomy & Physiology#Histology|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What are the proportions of Striated Muscle in the Oesophagus in the following species?'''
||<big>In the dog: <font color="white">'''''100%'''''</font> In the cat: <font color="white">'''''80% (rostral)'''''</font> In the horse: <font color="white">'''''65% (rostral)'''''</font>In the pig: <font color="white">'''''33% (rostral)'''''
||[[Oesophagus - Anatomy & Physiology#Structure and Function|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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