<P> In human anatomy , 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 . </P>
<P> In human anatomy , 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 . </P>
where does the esophagus pass through the diaphragm
where does the esophagus pass through the diaphragm
the esophageal hiatus
the esophageal hiatus