Difference between revisions of "Oviduct"
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: The '''oviduct''' is where the [[Sperm Cell|sperm]] meets the [[ovum]] and [[conception]] happens. | : The '''oviduct''' is where the [[Sperm Cell|sperm]] meets the [[ovum]] and [[conception]] happens. | ||
: Sometimes the [[embryo]] does not make it to the [[uterus]] and starts to grow in the [[oviduct]]. This is called an [[Ectopic Pregnancy]] and is very dangerous for the [[female]]. | : Sometimes the [[embryo]] does not make it to the [[uterus]] and starts to grow in the [[oviduct]]. This is called an [[Ectopic Pregnancy]] and is very dangerous for the [[female]]. | ||
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| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158754/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158754&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=27ad53b0283feeff7fc5ae04a9e205f396 ''Oviduct, page 216, GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA ''] | ||
| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359373/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359373&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=952a73bbb09d222ecc4b50d200679849 ''Oviducts, pages 168, 173, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA ''] | ||
Revision as of 15:44, 10 November 2019
Key Stage 3
Meaning
The oviduct is a tube connecting the ovary to the uterus allowing the ovum to travel to the uterus in the Female Reproductive System.
- Also known as: Fallopian Tube
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| A diagram showing the oviducts in the Female Reproductive System. |
About the Oviduct
- The oviduct is where the sperm meets the ovum and conception happens.
- Sometimes the embryo does not make it to the uterus and starts to grow in the oviduct. This is called an Ectopic Pregnancy and is very dangerous for the female.