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Oviduct - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 09:15, 10 September 2008
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*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.
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=== 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]]
*Ciliated Columna Epithelium
*Ciliated Columna Epithelium
*Thin muscularis layer
*Thin muscularis layer
*Fern like mucosal folds
*Fern like mucosal folds
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=== Isthmus ===
=== Isthmus ===
*Thick muscularis layer divided into inner circular layer and outer longditudinal layer
*Thick muscularis layer divided into inner circular layer and outer longditudinal layer
*few mucosal folds
*few mucosal folds
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==Vasculature==
==Vasculature==
*Tubal branch of the ovarian artery.
*Tubal branch of the ovarian artery.