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One of the two uterine tubes is the pathway down which the ripe ovum travels on its way to the uterus or womb. The spermatozoa from the male migrate up the tube, and it is there that they meet the ovum and fertilization occurs. During the first few days after fertilization the zygote, or fertilized egg, moves downward in the tube toward the uterus. While it is lying free in the tubal canal, the young conceptus is nourished by secretions from the tube. After the fertilized egg (or conceptus) passes into the uterus, the tube ceases to play any part ...(100 of 19882 words)