The Reproductive System - The Female Reproductive System - Fallopian Tubes

Question 1

Even though they’re called oviducts, the fallopian tubes aren’t actually attached to the ovaries; they open into the ____

Answer 1

peritoneal cavity (the abdomen)

Question 2

Each fallopian tube curves around to the edge of the ____

Answer 2

ovary

Question 3

Its fingerlike fringed edges, called ____, catch the released ovum

Answer 3

fimbriae

Question 4

Peristalsis of the fallopian tube, combined with the sweeping movement of hairs called cilia, moves the ovum toward the next portion of the fallopian tubes tube called the ____

Answer 4

ampulla