The tracheoesophageal septum is formed from the tracheoesophageal folds which fuse in the midline to form a structure called tracheoesophageal septum. It divides the esophagus from the trachea. It divides the foregut tube into the laryngotracheal tube ventrally and esophagus dorsally. Developmental abnormalities can lead to a tracheoesophageal fistula. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracheoesophageal_septum ]
Synonyms: esophagotracheal septum
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Equivalent to:
- septum and continuous with some esophagus and continuous with some trachea and transformation of some tracheoesophageal fold
Subclass of:
- septum
- mesoderm-derived structure
- develops from some tracheoesophageal fold
- continuous with some trachea
- continuous with some esophagus
- transformation of some tracheoesophageal fold