Which structure carries eggs from the ovaries to the uterus and is the site of fertilization?

• A. Vagina
• B. Cervix
• C. Ovary
• D. Fallopian Tube

Answer: (D)

The fallopian tube is where an egg travels from the ovary to the uterus and where fertilization usually occurs. After ovulation, the egg is picked up by fimbriae at the tube’s opening and moved through the tube by cilia and smooth muscle contractions. If a sperm meets the egg in this location, fertilization happens here, and the resulting zygote is then transported down to the uterus for implantation in the endometrium. The other structures play different roles: the vagina is the birth canal, the cervix is the opening to the uterus, and the ovaries release eggs but do not transport them to the uterus.