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|. The tubes are named after Gabriele Fallopio, who was among the first to study their function.