esophagus

vertebrate organ through which food passes to the stomach
Thing organ_type Q173710
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esophagus

Summary

esophagus is an organ type[1]. esophagus draws 2,615 Wikipedia views per month (organ_type category, ranking #21 of 50).[2]

Key Facts

  • esophagus's instance of is recorded as organ type[3].
  • esophagus's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[4].
  • esophagus is a type of organ with organ cavity[5].
  • esophagus is a type of esophagus[6].
  • esophagus is a type of particular anatomical entity[7].
  • esophagus is part of human gastrointestinal tract[8].
  • esophagus is part of human[9].
  • esophagus's Commons category is recorded as Esophagus[10].
  • esophagus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Esophagus[11].
  • esophagus's anatomical location is recorded as cavity of bony thorax[12].
  • esophagus's Commons gallery is recorded as Esophagus[13].
  • esophagus's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[14].
  • esophagus's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[15].
  • esophagus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • esophagus's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[17].
  • esophagus's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12389[18].
  • esophagus's arterial supply is recorded as esophageal artery[19].
  • esophagus's venous drainage is recorded as esophageal veins[20].
  • esophagus's connects with is recorded as pharynx[21].
  • esophagus's connects with is recorded as stomach[22].
  • esophagus's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001043[23].
  • esophagus's development of anatomical structure is recorded as esophagus development[24].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include organ type[3] and class of anatomical entity[4]. Recorded subclass of include organ with organ cavity[5], esophagus[6], and particular anatomical entity[7].

Use and Application

Part of include human gastrointestinal tract[8] and human[9], an organisms known by a particular common name[25].

Why It Matters

esophagus draws 2,615 Wikipedia views per month (organ_type category, ranking #21 of 50).[2] esophagus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] esophagus is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Anatomy & Physiology: Therapy Basics 4th Edition. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Arterial supply esophageal artery
    Part of human gastrointestinal tract, human
    Instance of
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