The ampulla is the second portion of the uterine tube. It is an intermediate dilated portion, which curves over the ovary. It is the most common site of human fertilization. The word ampulla is from the Latin for flask. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampulla_of_uterine_tube ]

Synonyms: uterine tube ampulla ampulla of oviduct ampulla of uterine tube ampulla tubae uterinae

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Term information

Subsets

human_reference_atlas

latin term
ampulla tubae uterinae [ FMA:18305 FMA:TA ]

has related synonym

ampulla of fallopian tube

ampulla of the fallopian tube

ampulla of uterine tube

id

UBERON:0012648

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606