The fallopian tubes (also called oviducts) are the transport tubes through which the egg, or ovum, passes to the |uterus|. When the |ovary| erupts a new egg, it travels through the |fimbriated extremity| and into a fallopian tube. There, it is fertilized by the spermatozoon (sperm cell) which has been donated by the male. The fertilized ovum, called a ~zygote~, then travels down the fallopian tube, propelled by |cilia| which line the tube, to the |uterus|. They are named after their discoverer, Gabriele Fallopio.
