KINESIOL 2YY3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Myometrium, Peritoneum, Ovulation
23 Mar 2018
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The actual size of the oocyte has not changed at all. Moves to side of ovary forms a bulge. Narrow, 10 cm tube extends from ovary to uterus. The fimbriae are like the sweepers that sweep the oocyte towards the inside of the uterine tubes. Ciliated simple columnar & peg cells (have microvilli and secrete nutritious fluid) i. Secrete fluids and nutrients to support the oocyte. Inner thick circular and outer thin longitudinal smooth muscle (peristalsis) Events occurring in the uterine tube at ovulation. Sperm reaches oocyte in ampulla a. b. c. Fertilization can occur within 24 hours after ovulation. Cannot fertilize it after these 24 hours after the oocyte is released. Zygote takes 6-7 days to reach the uterus. If it develops into an embryo in the uterine tube. Site of menstruation and development of the fetus. 7. 5 cm long by 5 cm wide and 2. 5 cm thick. Interiorly contains uterine cavity accessed by cervical cana.
