2015 Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival. Spring has come to Walt Disney World with the opening of the 22nd annual Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival! The Festival runs from March 4th to May 17, 2015. It is one of my favorite times in Epcot. The park never looks better than during the festival.
The esophagus (American English) or oesophagus (British English), commonly known as the foodpipe or gullet, is an organ in vertebrates which consists of a fibromuscular tube through which food passes, aided by peristaltic contractions, from the pharynx to the stomach.
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. Esophageal ulcer: An erosion in an area of the lining of the esophagus. 2  This is often caused by chronic reflux. 3  Esophageal stricture: A narrowing of the esophagus. 4  Chronic irritation from reflux is the usual cause of esophageal strictures.