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The upper esophageal sphincter is the uppermost part, a specialized ring of muscle that forms the upper end of the tubular esophagus and separates the esophagus from the throat.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:-52.42718%;top:22.97735%;width:118.93204%;height:5.82524%;transform:rotate(-90deg);opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-f0a5396d-dac2-4235-8ce6-021453d8cf77\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-0afa8a66-6bbe-4f3a-beca-fdc83eadf31f\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:rotate(90deg) translate3d(-55.91837%, 0px, 0) rotate(-90deg)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" 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1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#fff\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-fd96aa0c-874e-45ba-8e12-219b59f2ad9d\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:9.2233%;top:55.82524%;width:85.43689%;height:16.01942%;opacity:1\">\n<div 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