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The gastrointestinal tract

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The oesophagus extends from the pharynx at the level of the sixth cervical vertebra to the stomach at the level of T10. It lies in close relation to the aorta from T3 downwards and is behind the heart in the anterior/posterior plane from T5 to T10. It is lined by squamous epithelium.

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