Infundibulum of uterine tube

Infundibulum of uterine tube
	Uterus and uterine tubes.
	1: Ovary; 2: Medial surface; 3: Lateral surface; 4: Free border; 5: Mesovarial margin; 6: Tubal extremity; 7: Uterine extremity; 8: Oviduct (Fallopian tube); 9: Ostium of Fallopian tube; 10: Infundibulum of fallopian tube; 11: Fimbriae of Fallopian tube; 12: Ovarian fimbria; 13: Ampulla of Fallopian tube; 14: Isthmus of Fallopian tube; 15: Uterine part of Fallopian tube; 16: Uterine opening of Fallopian tube
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Identifiers
Latin	infundibulum tubae uterinae
TA	A09.1.02.003
FMA	18307
	Anatomical terminology

The second part (from the opening where the fimbriae receive the egg) of the uterine tube is the infundibulum. It is between the purple ampulla and the fimbriae. The infundibulum terminates with the ostium of Fallopian tube, surrounded by fimbriae, one of which (the "ovarian fimbria") is attached to the ovary. Together, the infundibulum and fimbria find the oocyte after ovulation.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1257 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

Anatomy photo:43:04-0103 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center — "The Female Pelvis: The Oviduct"

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