deed of trust. n. a document which pledges real property to secure a loan, used instead of a mortgage in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
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.
Esophageal Stricture. The esophagus is a relatively simple tubular structure connecting the throat to the stomach. The major functions of the esophagus are to transport food from the mouth to the stomach and to prevent regurgitation of food and gastric contents from the stomach back up into the esophagus.