Figure 9 - Diaphragmatic crura and esophageal opening viewed from below (a) and as viewed from above (b).
From the following article
Esophagus - anatomy and development
Braden Kuo and Daniela Urma
GI Motility online (2006)
doi:10.1038/gimo6
The esophageal opening is created by a loop of right crux of the diaphragm. (Source: Netter medical illustration with permission from Elsevier. All rights reserved.)
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