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Uterine tube
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A uterine tube is one of the two passages that connect the area near the ovaries with the uterus. It is also called a fallopian tube. Rather than being straight and uniform, each tube is organized into distinct regions.
Picture a corridor divided into four connected sections: the uterine part, isthmus, ampulla, and infundibulum. These four names describe parts of the same tube, not separate organs.
In brief
The uterine tubes, also called the fallopian tubes, are a pair of ducts that extend between the ovaries and the uterus.
Each tube has four contiguous regions: the uterine part, isthmus, ampulla, and infundibulum.
Think of a short passage whose width and shape change from one section to the next, rather than a uniform tube.
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- National Center for Biotechnology InformationAnatomy, Abdomen and Pelvis: Fallopian Tube
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