This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: All India exam, Subject name: Physiology
Structure not passing through the esophageal hiatus 
Select and explain. 
A. Left phrenic nerve, B. Left gastric aery, C. Left vagus nerve, D. Right vagus nerve
A: Left phrenic nerve
Answer: A: Left phrenic nerve 
Explanation: the esophageal hiatus is an opening in the diaphragm through which the esophagus and the vagus nerve pass. It is located in the right crus, one of the two tendinous structures that connect the diaphragm to the spine. Fibers of the right crus cross one another below the hiatus Left Phrenic Nerve Passes anteriorly over the medial pa of the left subclan aery. ... Crosses the aoic arch and bypasses the vagus nerve. Coursesalong the pericardium of the leftventricle. Pierces and innervates the inferior surface of the diaphragm