Oviduct

What is Oviduct?

A tube that carries an egg from the ovary towards the uterus. Fertilisation normally takes place in an oviduct, and the zygote then divides by mitosis as it travels down towards the uterus, where it implants.

This definition is part of the Development of Organisms and Continuity of Life chapter in Cambridge O Level Biology.

Concepts related to Oviduct

• ovary
• fertilisation
• Implantation

Common mistakes with Oviduct

• “Fertilisation normally occurs in the uterus.” Why wrong It normally occurs in an oviduct. The uterus is where implantation happens, days later. Say instead Fertilisation: oviduct. Implantation: uterus.