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In the female reproductive system, the fimbria (plural, fimbriae) is a fringe of tissue around the ostium of the Fallopian tube
Ostium of Fallopian tube

The ostium of the Fallopian tube is the opening in the infundibulum of uterine tube into the abdominal cavity. In ovulation, the oocyte enters the Fallopian tube through this opening....
, in the direction of the ovary
Ovary

The ovary is an ovum-producing reproductive organ, often found in pairs as part of the vertebrate female reproductive system. Ovaries in females are homology to testicle in males, in that they are both gonads and endocrine glands....
.

An ovary is not directly connected to its adjacent Fallopian tube. When ovulation
Ovulation

Ovulation is the process in the menstrual cycle by which a mature ovarian follicle ruptures and discharges an ovum that participates in reproduction....
 is about to occur, the sex hormones activate the fimbriae, causing it to hit the ovary in a gentle, sweeping motion. An oocyte
Oocyte

An oocyte, ovocyte, or rarely ocyte, is a female gametocyte or germ cell involved in biological reproduction. In other words, it is an immature ovum, or ovum cell....
 is released from the ovary into the peritoneal cavity and the cilia of the fimbriae sweep the ovum into the Fallopian tube.

Not all fimbriae, but only the ovarian fimbria is long enough to reach to ovary.








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In the female reproductive system, the fimbria (plural, fimbriae) is a fringe of tissue around the ostium of the Fallopian tube
Ostium of Fallopian tube

The ostium of the Fallopian tube is the opening in the infundibulum of uterine tube into the abdominal cavity. In ovulation, the oocyte enters the Fallopian tube through this opening....
, in the direction of the ovary
Ovary

The ovary is an ovum-producing reproductive organ, often found in pairs as part of the vertebrate female reproductive system. Ovaries in females are homology to testicle in males, in that they are both gonads and endocrine glands....
.

An ovary is not directly connected to its adjacent Fallopian tube. When ovulation
Ovulation

Ovulation is the process in the menstrual cycle by which a mature ovarian follicle ruptures and discharges an ovum that participates in reproduction....
 is about to occur, the sex hormones activate the fimbriae, causing it to hit the ovary in a gentle, sweeping motion. An oocyte
Oocyte

An oocyte, ovocyte, or rarely ocyte, is a female gametocyte or germ cell involved in biological reproduction. In other words, it is an immature ovum, or ovum cell....
 is released from the ovary into the peritoneal cavity and the cilia of the fimbriae sweep the ovum into the Fallopian tube.

Not all fimbriae, but only the ovarian fimbria is long enough to reach to ovary.

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- "Female Reproductive System: oviduct; infundibulum and fimbria" - "Posterior view of the broad ligament of the uterus, on the left side."