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==Introduction==

==Introduction==

The Oviduct is the tube that links the ovary to the uterus and which the ovulated oocyte travels down to become fertilised by sperm present in the female tract. It is also refered to as the Fallopian tube, Uterine tube or Ovarian tube.

The Oviduct is the tube that links the ovary to the uterus and which the ovulated oocyte travels down to become fertilised by sperm present in the female tract. It is also refered to as the Fallopian tube, Uterine tube or Ovarian tube.

=== Infundibulum ===

=== Infundibulum ===

[[Image:Fimbrae.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Histological Section of the Oviduct to show Fimbriae of the Infundibulum- Courtesy of J.Bredl, Copyright RVC 2008]]

[[Image:Fimbrae.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Histological Section of the Oviduct to show Fimbriae of the Infundibulum- Courtesy of J.Bredl, Copyright RVC 2008]]

*Fimbriae

*Fimbriae

** Finger like projections that aid the Infundibulum in gliding over the surface of the ovary. This action enhances the chances of the ovulated Oocyte being captured by the Infundibulum, as ovulation in domestic species does not occur in any one place. The exception to this being the mare, where ovulation always occurs from the ovulation fossa.

** Finger like projections that aid the Infundibulum in gliding over the surface of the ovary. This action enhances the chances of the ovulated Oocyte being captured by the Infundibulum, as ovulation in domestic species does not occur in any one place. The exception to this being the mare, where ovulation always occurs from the ovulation fossa.

=== Ampulla ===

=== Ampulla ===

[[Image:Oviduct Ampulla.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Histological Cross-Section of the Oviduct to show the Ampulla- Courtesy of J.Bredl, Copyright RVC 2008]]

[[Image:Oviduct Ampulla.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Histological Cross-Section of the Oviduct to show the Ampulla- Courtesy of J.Bredl, Copyright RVC 2008]]

*Ciliated Columna Epithelium

*Ciliated Columna Epithelium

*Thin muscularis layer

*Thin muscularis layer

*Fern-like mucosal folds

*Fern-like mucosal folds

=== Isthmus ===

=== Isthmus ===

*few mucosal folds

*few mucosal folds

==Vasculature==

==Vasculature==

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[[Category:Female Reproduction]]

[[Category:Female Reproduction]]