THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

OVARIES AND FALLOPIAN TUBES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What part sweeps the mature egg from the ovaries?
A
ovum
B
fallopian tubes
C
fimbria
D
uterine lining
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Your fimbriae are finger-like projections at the ends of each of your fallopian tubes. Each month, they sweep a newly released egg from your ovaries into your fallopian tubes.

Detailed explanation-2: -…in many fingerlike branches (fimbriae) near the ovaries, forming a funnel-shaped depository called the infundibulum. The infundibulum catches and channels the released eggs; it is the wide distal (outermost) portion of each fallopian tube.

Detailed explanation-3: -The fimbriae sweep the egg into the fallopian tube.

There is 1 question to complete.