fallopian
Egg transport route
Fallopian describes the pair of tubes connecting the ovaries to the uterus in female mammals.
The fallopian tubes are where fertilization typically occurs, as eggs travel from ovary toward uterus: The embryo implanted in the fallopian tube rather than the uterus.
Named for the 16th-century Italian anatomist Gabriele Falloppio.
Also called oviducts.
Egg discharge from ovary
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- eggReproductive cell in shell
- spermMale reproductive cell
zygote · implantation · embryo · pregnancy · gestation · procreation · insemination · gametes
Egg-conveying canal
- ampullaSmall sealed medical container
- isthmusNarrow strip connecting landmasses
- ciliaHairlike cellular projections
- epitheliumTissue covering body surfaces
mucosa · muscularis · serosa · peristalsis · pelvic · lumen · tunica
In abnormal position
- adhesionsTissues abnormally joined together
- blockageObstruction halting movement
- occlusionComplete closure or blockage
- infertilityInability to reproduce
scarring · rupture · torsion · neoplasm · cyst · infection · obstruction
Female sterilization surgery
- tubal ligationFallopian tube severance surgery
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
- laparoscopyMinimally invasive abdominal examination
- cannulationInserting tube into body
patency · reversal · clipping · cauterization
ovulation
Egg discharge from ovary
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- eggReproductive cell in shell
sperm · zygote · implantation · embryo · pregnancy · gestation · procreation · insemination · gametes · ovary
oviduct
Egg-conveying canal
- ampullaSmall sealed medical container
- isthmusNarrow strip connecting landmasses
- ciliaHairlike cellular projections
epithelium · mucosa · muscularis · serosa · peristalsis · pelvic · lumen · tunica
ectopic
In abnormal position
- adhesionsTissues abnormally joined together
- blockageObstruction halting movement
- occlusionComplete closure or blockage
infertility · scarring · rupture · torsion · neoplasm · cyst · infection · obstruction
tubectomy
Female sterilization surgery
- tubal ligationFallopian tube severance surgery
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
- laparoscopyMinimally invasive abdominal examination
cannulation · patency · reversal · clipping · cauterization