FALLOPIAN TUBE
- Synonym
- Fallopian tube , uterine tube , salpinx
- Defintion
- Tortuous ,ducts which convey oocyte from ovary to uterus
- Situation
- Free upper margin of broad ligament of uterus
- Dimensions
- 10 cm long
- Openings
- Abdominal ostium
- Subdivisions
- Infubdibulum
- Lateral end of the tube
- Shaped like a funnel
- Finger like process called fimbria
- One is longer called ovarian fimbria
- Ampulla
- Medial
- Thin walled , tortuous
- Arches over upper pole of ovary
- Site of fertilisation
- Isthmus
- Narrow , rounded
- Uterine or intramural part
- Uterine ostium
- Course and relations
- Isthmus
- Ampulla arches over ovary ,
- Related to anterior and posterior borders
- Lies in upper free margin of broad ligament of uterus
- Mesosalpinx
- Blood supply
- Uterine artery
- Medial 2/3
- Lymphatic drainage
- Nerve supply
- Histology
- Serous coat
- Muscular coat
- Mucous membrane
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