Fallopian tubes
Ovarian transport channels
Fallopian tubes are the pair of slender ducts in the female reproductive system that transport eggs from the ovaries to the uterus.
Fertilization typically occurs within one of these tubes when sperm meets egg.
The tubes are named after the 16th-century Italian anatomist Gabriele Falloppio, who first described them in detail.
When someone has their tubes tied, a surgical procedure blocks or severs the Fallopian tubes to prevent pregnancy.
- oviductEgg-conveying canal
- female anatomyBodily systems specific to women
- reproductive organsStructures for producing offspring
- tubal ligationFallopian tube severance surgery
- ectopic pregnancyImplantation outside the uterus
fertilization · ampulla · zygote · cilia · mucosa · egg cell · ovulation · isthmus · implantation · adhesions · embryo · uterine cavity · endometriosis · ovary · laparoscopy · in vitro fertilization · gamete · reproductive cycle
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REPRODUCTIVE ANATOMY (male vs. female homologous structures)
Fallopian tubesvas deferens
Sperm-transporting tube