Espiral AtlasEsophageal hiatus
hiatus oesophageus
An oval opening in the muscle of the right crus of the diaphragm, at the level of vertebra T10. In 70% of people, both margins of the hiatus are formed by bundles of the right crus; in 30%, a superficial bundle of the left crus helps to form the right margin.
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