====== FALLOPIAN TUBE ======


  * Synonym 
    * Fallopian tube , uterine tube , salpinx 
  * Defintion 
    * Tortuous ,ducts which convey oocyte from ovary to uterus 
  * Situation 
    * Free upper margin of broad ligament of uterus 
  * Dimensions 
    * 10 cm long 
  * Openings 
    * Abdominal ostium 
  * Subdivisions 
    * Infubdibulum 
      * Lateral end of the tube 
        * Shaped like a funnel 
    * Finger like process called fimbria 
      * One is longer called ovarian fimbria 
    * Ampulla 
      * Medial 
        * Thin walled , tortuous
        * Arches over upper pole of ovary 
        * Site of fertilisation 
    * Isthmus 
      * Narrow , rounded 
      * Uterine or intramural part 
      *  Uterine ostium 
  * Course and relations 
    * Isthmus 
    * Ampulla arches over ovary , 
    * Related to anterior and posterior borders 
    * Lies in upper free margin of broad ligament of uterus 
      * Mesosalpinx 
  * Blood supply 
    * Uterine artery 
      *  Medial 2/3 
  * Lymphatic drainage 
  * Nerve supply 
  * Histology 
    * Serous coat 
    * Muscular coat 
    * Mucous membrane 


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