Fimbriae of the uterine tube
Fimbriae tubae uterinae
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Shown on the female body.
- What it is
- Finger-like fringes around the open end of the infundibulum; one longer ovarian fimbria reaches the ovary.
- Function
- At ovulation they engorge and sweep over the ovary, guiding the released egg into the tube.
- Size
- About 1–1.5 cm long.
- Clinical note
- The open tubal end means the peritoneal cavity communicates with the outside via the uterus and vagina in women.