Human Esophagus Diagram. The esophagus is situated in front of the spine and behind the heart and trachea windpipe. The esophagus is about 8 inches long and is lined by moist pink tissue called mucosa.
In an adult the esophagus is usually around 25 to 30 centimeters in length and can measure up to about 2 centimeters in width. Just under the mucous membrane there is another very thin layer of plain muscle called museularis mucosae. Human anatomy diagram of organs.
It is sort of like squeezing.
Female anatomy organs diagram. Peristalsis esophagus small intestines and large intestines. It consists of muscles that run both longitudinally and circularly entering into the abdominal cavity via the right crus of the diaphragm at the level of the tenth thoracic vertebrae. Location of the esophagus in the human body.