Difference between revisions of "Oviduct"
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| − | | style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:center;" |A diagram | + | | style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:center;" |A [[diagram]] showing the '''oviducts''' in the [[Female Reproductive System]]. |
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===About the Oviduct=== | ===About the Oviduct=== | ||
: 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]]. | ||
Revision as of 10:14, 19 September 2018
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.