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Encyclopedia > Oviduct

In oviparous animals (those that lay eggs), the passage from the ovaries to the outside of the body is known as the oviduct. The eggs travel along the oviduct. Phyla Subregnum Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subregnum Agnotozoa Placozoa (trichoplax) Orthonectida (orthonectids) Rhombozoa (dicyemids) Subregnum Eumetazoa Radiata (unranked) (radial symmetry) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anemones) Bilateria (unranked) (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Orthonectida (parasitic to flatworms, echinoderms, etc. ... An average Whooping Crane egg is 102 mm long, and weighs 208 grams In some animals, an egg (Latin ovum) is the zygote, resulting from fertilization of the ovum. ... Human female internal reproductive anatomy Ovaries are egg-producing reproductive organs found in female organisms. ...

Oviduct of a laying hen1 Infundibulum, 2 Magnum, 3 Isthmus, 4 Uterus, 5 Vagina with egg inside
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Oviduct of a laying hen
1 Infundibulum, 2 Magnum, 3 Isthmus, 4 Uterus, 5 Vagina with egg inside

The oviduct in birds is divided in several parts: Image File history File links Oviduct-hen. ... Image File history File links Oviduct-hen. ... Orders Many - see section below. ...

In mammals, which may have evolved from reptiles, the oviduct turned into the Fallopian tubes, the uterus and the vagina. The eggs do not travel all the way, but stay in the uterus. In these animals, the term oviduct should not be used. An infundibulum (Latin for funnel; plural, infundibula) is a funnel-shape cavity or organ. ... A spermatozoon fertilising an ovum Fertilisation or fertilization (also known as conception, fecundation and syngamy) is fusion of gametes to form a new organism of the same species. ... The word Magnum, derived from the Latin word magnus (English: great), has been applied to several things: Some people named Magnum, or the Great: Alexander III of Macedon, Megas Alexandros Pompey, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus Pope Gregory I, Gregorius Magnus Pope Leo I, Leo Magnus Charles king of Franks, Carolus Magnus... Albumen redirects here. ... Female internal reproductive anatomy The uterus or womb is the major female reproductive organ of most mammals, including humans. ... Human female internal reproductive anatomy. ... on leaves: a water-repelling surface that protects plants from uncontrolled transpiration and mechanical damages. ... Orders Subclass Multituberculata (extinct) Plagiaulacida Cimolodonta Subclass Palaeoryctoides (extinct) Subclass Triconodonta (extinct) Subclass Eutheria (includes extinct ancestors)/Placentalia (excludes extinct ancestors) Afrosoricida Artiodactyla Carnivora Cetacea Chiroptera Cimolesta (extinct) Creodonta (extinct) Condylarthra (extinct) Dermoptera Desmostylia (extinct) Embrithopoda (extinct) Hyracoidea Insectivora Lagomorpha Litopterna (extinct) Macroscelidea Mesonychia (extinct) Notoungulata (extinct) Perissodactyla Pholidota Plesiadapiformes... Orders See text. ... Female internal reproductive anatomy The Fallopian tubes or oviducts are two very fine tubes leading from the ovaries of female mammals into the uterus. ...


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How a Hen Lays an Egg - Incubation and Embryology - University of Illinois Extension (213 words)
Inside the hen there is an ovary and an oviduct.
The follicles ovulate or burst from the ovary.
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Hyperactivation is thought to be critical to fertilization as it allows sperm to detach from the oviductal epithelium, move in the lumen of the oviduct, and penetrate through the extracellular matrices surrounding the oocyte [84].
Oviductal motility is altered in humans [117] and in rabbits [118] by inhalation of mainstream smoke.
While many of the toxicants that affect the oviduct have not been quantified in smokers and there is little known about their concentrations in the oviduct, those chemicals that have been studied, appear to reach the reproductive organs and are often found in higher concentration in reproductive tissues and fluids than in serum or urine.
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