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FallopianTubes

The Fallopian tubes are two passageways, part of the reproductive system of a woman. They connect the ovaries with the uterus. They are about 10-14 cm long (4-5.5"). Once an egg is released from the ovary it travels down the Fallopian tube, very slowly, to the uterus, moved by thousands of tiny tendrils called cilia. The egg can be fertilised? with a sperm here in the Fallopian tubes, which is what happens in most cases of pregnancy.

I am told the little tendrils, cilia, that line the Fallopian tubes are exactly identical to what moves one-celled organisms on our extremely distant ancestors. The Fallopian tubes are named after Gabriele Falloppio (or Falloppius), a 16th century Catholic priest and anatomist.