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Oesophagus · Jícen
Digestive system
Looks like
A 25 cm muscular tube from throat to stomach, passing behind the heart and through the diaphragm.
What it does
Pushes swallowed food down in waves; it does not digest.
Keeping it well
Eat sitting up, avoid late heavy meals and heavy alcohol; food sticking or painful swallowing needs an endoscopy.