Length of esophagus in adults is:: (A) 25 cm, (B) 10 cm, (C) 15 cm, (D) 20 cm
Answer is A. The esophagus is a muscular, collapsible tube about 10 in. (25 cm) long that joins the pharynx to the stomach. The esophagus enters the abdomen through an opening in the right crus of the diaphragm.After a course of about 0.5 in. (1.25 cm), it enters the stomach on its right side.