Oviduct

oviducts Tubes that connect the ovaries and the uterus; transport sperm to the ova, transport the fertilized ova to the uterus, and serve as the site of fertilization; also called the fallopian tubes or uterine tubes. PICTURE ...
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oviduct
[L. ovum, egg + ductus, duct]
A tube passing from the ovary to the vagina in invertebrates or to the uterus in vertebrates.
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oviducts: see Fallopian tubes.
ovulation: the process by which an egg cell is released from the follicle and swept into the Fallopian tube where it moves toward to uterus.
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the oviduct of mammals
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby
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ootype Part of oviduct in flatworms that receives ducts from vitelline glands and Mehlis' gland.
Opalinata The protozoan subphylum where members are cylindrical; covered with cilia. Examples: Opalina, Zelleriella.
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This shape results from the egg being forced through the oviduct. Muscles contract the oviduct behind the egg, pushing it forward. The egg's wall is still shapeable, and the pointy end develops at the back side.
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ectopic pregnancy - implantation of the embryo in the oviduct or other site outside the uterus typically caused by failure of zona pellucida to keep blastocyst from adhering to oviduct walls; ...
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upper region of the mammalian oviduct, near the ovary. Fertilization typically takes place in this region.
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[L. albus - white]. In reference to development, the egg white of birds eggs formed in the oviduct before the addition of the shell. It provides protein and water to the developing embryo and protection from microorganisms.
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In Drosophila (fruit flies), the chorion (eggshell) gene is copied many times in certain cells of the oviduct. These cells make large quantities of the protein needed to surround the egg.
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In humans, for example, motile cilia are found in the lining of the trachea or windpipe, where they sweep mucus and dirt out of the lungs. In the oviducts, the beating of cilia moves the ovum from the ovary to the uterus.
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that can beat in synchrony causing the movement of unicellular paramaecium. Cilia are also found in specialize linings in eukaryotes. For example, cilia sweep fluids past stationary cells in the lining of trachea and tubes of female oviduct.
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