Ovulation question

[lyjw88]

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Upon ovulation, where does the oocyte go?
I thought it was oviduct (fallopian tube) but TS says it's body cavity..??😕

 

[Tyrangiel]

I actually had a discussion about this with a friend who had this come up while studying for the MCAT. The fallopian tubes do not connect directly with the ovaries. Think of it more as a funnel next to the ovaries which 99.9999% of the time will catch the ovulating egg. So after the follicle ruptures the egg will not be in the tube but in the abdominal cavity and the fallopian tube will "funnel" it into the uterus.

 

[lyjw88]

I actually had a discussion about this with a friend who had this come up while studying for the MCAT. The fallopian tubes do not connect directly with the ovaries. Think of it more as a funnel next to the ovaries which 99.9999% of the time will catch the ovulating egg. So after the follicle ruptures the egg will not be in the tube but in the abdominal cavity and the fallopian tube will "funnel" it into the uterus.

Thanks!
Hope the real DAT doesn't get this specific...

 

[UBCStudent128]

I actually had a discussion about this with a friend who had this come up while studying for the MCAT. The fallopian tubes do not connect directly with the ovaries. Think of it more as a funnel next to the ovaries which 99.9999% of the time will catch the ovulating egg. So after the follicle ruptures the egg will not be in the tube but in the abdominal cavity and the fallopian tube will "funnel" it into the uterus.

So Ovaries --> abdominal cavity --> fallopian tube??

 

[Tyrangiel]

Yep!

For what it is worth, it seems most often they ask the questions requiring knowledge of that order in one of these two ways:

Where is the egg fertilized? Which is the oviduct
vs
Where is the egg released? Which is into the abdominal cavity.