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Lesson: Chapter 14 — Continuity of Life

14.3. The female reproductive system 2 of 5

Question 2

What is the job of the fimbriae?

The right answer is the one marked above.

Directing the released ovum into the fallopian tube. They are the finger-like projections around the funnel-shaped end of the tube.

Producing the ova and secreting oestrogen are both the work of the ovary. Without the fimbriae the ovum would be released into the abdominal cavity rather than into the tube, which is why so small a structure matters.

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