Bound superiorly by the epiglottis
The epiglottis is a flap of cartilage behind the root of the tongue, which is depressed during swallowing to cover the opening of the windpipe. and inferiorly by the junction between the glottic inlet and oesophagus
The oesophagus is the hollow tube that leads from the throat (pharynx) to the stomach..
The epiglottis is a flap of cartilage behind the root of the tongue, which is depressed during swallowing to cover the opening of the windpipe. and inferiorly by the junction between the glottic inlet and oesophagusThe oesophagus is the hollow tube that leads from the throat (pharynx) to the stomach..