oocyte in peritoneal cavity

[tomtom1287]

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hey guys,
the secondary oocyte is in the peritoneal cavity before it is taken up by fallopian tube, right?
so both the ovary and fallopian tube "punch a hole" through the visceral peritoneum every month??
i thought there was nothing in the peritoneal cavity except peritoneal fluid

thanks for the help.

 

[Transposony]

Ovum "ruptures" through the peritoneum (broad ligament) but Fallopian tubes opens into the peritoneal cavity at fimbrial end so that the fimbriae can capture the ovum.
This is the anatomical basis of hysterosalpingography.





http://medicalvideos.org/videos/6331/real-ovulation-process-captured-inside-female-body

 

[Pholston]

i thought there was nothing intraperitoneal except peritoneal fluid

There are a whole lot of organs which are intra-peritoneal including the stomach, ileum, jejunum, transverse colon, appendix, sigmoid colon, the first five centimeters of the duodenum, and the upper third part of the rectum. Other intraperitoneal organs include spleen, the liver, and the tail of the pancreas.

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