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==Structure and Function==
 
==Structure and Function==
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[[Image:Oesophagus anatomy.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Oesophagus Anatomy - Copywright RVC 2008]]
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*Begins dorsal to cricoid cartilage of larynx
 
*Begins dorsal to cricoid cartilage of larynx
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==Histology==
 
==Histology==
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[[Image:Oesophagus Histology.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Oesophagus Histology (Rat) - Copyright RVC 2008]]
 
*Stratified squamous epithelium
 
*Stratified squamous epithelium
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*Inner circular layer of tunica muscularis thickens near gastric junction forming a sphincter
 
*Inner circular layer of tunica muscularis thickens near gastric junction forming a sphincter
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[[Image:Oesophagus Structure Diagram.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Oesophagus Structure Diagram - Copywright NOTTINGHAM 2008]]
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[[Image:Oesophagus Structure Diagram.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Oesophagus Structure Diagram - Copyright NOTTINGHAM 2008]]
 
==Innervation==
 
==Innervation==
  
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