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ESOPHAGUS [3 records]

Record 1 2014-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
CONT

The digestive system of the bee extends from the mouth to an opening at the posterior end of the body. The esophagus leads from the mouth, or pharynx, through the thorax and into the abdomen where it connects with the honey stomach, or crop.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
CONT

Tout d'abord [vient] l'«intestin antérieur» [...] ou encore l'«œsophage» [...] Il se présente sous l'aspect d'un tube mince prenant naissance à la bouche de l'abeille. Il traverse le thorax et n'a guère que cinq millimètres de longueur sur un millimètre de diamètre.

OBS

[...] cette dernière appellation [(œsophage)] paraît plus conforme à la situation de cet organe [dans le corps de l'abeille].

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Esophagus
DEF

The muscular tube for the passage of food from the pharynx to the stomach.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oesophage
DEF

Partie de l'appareil digestif, canal musculo-membraneux qui va du pharynx à l'estomac.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Esófago
DEF

Órgano musculoso en forma de tubo que conduce la comida desde la sección inferior de la garganta hasta el estómago.

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Record 3 2010-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Birds
CONT

The esophagus is a very elastic tube extending from the pharynx to the proventriculus and containing at its entrance into the thorax a dilatation called the crop. It has external longitudinal and internal muscles and mucous glands are abundant.

OBS

Sources : Microscopic Anatomy of the Digestive System of the Chicken, by M. Lois Calhoun, 1954, p. 5 and Avian Physiology, by P.D. Sturkie, 1976, p. 186.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Oiseaux
DEF

Partie de l'appareil digestif, canal musculomembraneux, qui va du pharynx au ventricule succenturié et qui contient des glandes muqueuses. C'est un tube mou qui présente parfois un renflement plus ou moins accentué, le jabot.

Spanish

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