This is sometimes called a Fallopian tube or egg tube. The oviduct is lined with cilia, which are tiny hairs on cells. Roughly every month, an egg develops, becomes mature and is released from an ...

Mature ova are released from the ovary into the oviduct where they may be fertilised by sperm to form a zygote. In humans, fertilisation happens inside the woman’s body. This is a process called ...