A CNN transcript puts Dr. Phil in Oklahoma, by his own. account, at the age of four. According to the minutes of a City Council meeting in Lakewood, Colorado, Dr. Phil attended. Belmar Elementary and lived on South Everett Street. He told Reader's Digest in April of 2005 he lived in Denver in Grades.
1 A ring of muscle known as the cardiac sphincter is present here. 2  The fundus is the most superior part of the stomach. 3  It is above the entrance of esophagus.  On Chest X-ray, air is usually seen in the fundus, producing thegastric bubble.
Â© 2014 WebMD, LLC. All rights reserved. The esophagus is a muscular tube connecting the throat (pharynx) with the stomach. The esophagus is about 8 inches long, and is lined by moist pink tissue called mucosa. The esophagus runs behind the windpipe (trachea) and heart, and in front of the spine. Just before entering the stomach, the esophagus passes through the diaphragm. The upper esophageal sphincter (UES) is a bundle of muscles at the top of the esophagus. The muscles of the UES are under conscious control, used when breathing, eating, belching, and vomiting.