Fig 4a. 93W6746 Esophagus, upper portion, human (cs) H&E. Fig 4b. 93W4875 Trachea and esophagus (cs) H&E.
Both slides are taken from the upper portion of the esophagus.
(Fig 4b shows the relationship between the trachea and the
esophagus at the base of the neck.) All histological features of
the upper portion of the esophagus are similar to its middle
portion except the muscularis externa of the upper one third is
composed of striated muscle. Please find similar structures in
93W6748.