PES & UES Flashcards

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PES

A

Pharyngoesophageal Segment

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UES

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Upper Esophageal Spchincter

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PES and UES

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  • made up of 4cm tract connecting pharynx and esophagus
  • attached to the cricoid cartilage
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4
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PES made up of

A
  • inferior pharyngeal constrictor
  • cricopharyngeus
  • proximal esophagus
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