1 It is the link between your mouth and the stomach. 2  Muscular movements of the esophagus result in the passage of food from the mouth to the stomach cavity. 3  The esophagus and the trachea are located at roughly the same place.
http://www.differencebetween.net/science/health/difference-between-esophagus-and-trachea/
The trachea descends anterior to the esophagus, enters the superior mediastinum, and divides into right and left main bronchi. The trachea is a median structure but, near its lower end, deviates slightly to the right, resulting in the left main bronchus crossing anterior to the esophagus.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/part_4/chapter_21.html
1 The esophagus and the trachea are located at roughly the same place. 2  They are separated by the epiglottis-a tiny flap that protects the trachea when you swallow something! 3  Length and location-The trachea is made of a number of cartilaginous semi circular rings. 4  These prevent the trachea from collapsing.
http://www.differencebetween.net/science/health/difference-between-esophagus-and-trachea/
1 Length and location-The trachea is made of a number of cartilaginous semi circular rings. 2  These prevent the trachea from collapsing. 3  It is about 9 to 15 cms long. 4  It lies in front of the esophagus.
http://www.differencebetween.net/science/health/difference-between-esophagus-and-trachea/
There is a lot of difference between the esophagus and the trachea. If you are under any confusion about these two vital parts of the body, take a look at the differences we have described below!
http://www.differencebetween.net/science/health/difference-between-esophagus-and-trachea/
The esophagus is a median structure that lies first behind the trachea and then behind the left atrium. It begins to deviate to the left below the left main bronchus. In the posterior mediastinum it is related to the vertebral column as a string is related to a bow.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/part_4/chapter_21.html
Trachea. The trachea, or windpipe (figs. 21-1 and 21-2), which has cervical and thoracic parts, extends from the inferior end of the larynx (C6 vertebra) to its point of bifurcation (between T5 and 7 vertebral level). It is about 9 to 15 cm in length.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/part_4/chapter_21.html
3. The trachea has two parts, but the esophagus has three. 4. The trachea is supplied by the inferior thyroid arteries, while the esophagus is supplied by different arteries at different locations in the body.
http://www.differencebetween.net/science/health/difference-between-esophagus-and-trachea/
Laterally, on the right side, the trachea is in relation with the pleura and right vagus and near the root of the neck with the brachiocephalic trunk. Laterally, on its left side, the trachea is by the left recurrent nerve, the aortic arch, and the left common carotid and subclavian arteries.
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1949391-overview
The trachea's diameter, from side-to-side, is from 2 to 2.5 cm, always greater in the male than in the female. Age differences. In small children, body weight correlates better with tracheal growth than height and age. In the child, the trachea is smaller, more deeply placed, and more movable than in the adult.
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1949391-overview
where is trachea located
The trachea begins at the lower part of the larynx, or voice box, and continues to the lungs, where it branches into the right and left bronchi.