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==Histology==
==Histology==
[[Image:Oesophagus Histology.jpg|thumb|right|150px| (Rat) - Copywright RVC 2008]]
[[Image:Oesophagus Histology.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Oesophagus Histology (Rat) - Copywright RVC 2008]]
*Stratified squamous epithelium
*Stratified squamous epithelium
*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
[[Image:Oesophagus Structure Diagram.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Oesophagus Structure Diagram - Copywright NOTTINGHAM 2008]]
==Innervation==
==Innervation==