The esophagus travels a route from:
a. behind the trachea through the mediastinal cavity.
b. lateral to the trachea through the diaph-ragm.
c. left of the trachea through the peritoneum.
d. the anterior trachea through the cardiac orifice.
A
The esophagus lies posteriorly to the trachea, descends through the mediastinal cavity and through the diaphragm, and enters the stomach. The esophagus connects the pharynx to the sto-mach.
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