Question

The more Kate learned about the process of fertilization, the more questions she came up with. She now understood that when released from a follicle, the coyle enters the uterine tube. And that the follicle then begins to release hormones that signal the uterus that an oocyte is on the way. She also understood why women trying to get pregnant kept track of their temperature, as a rise in body temperature might Indicate the presence of an oocyte in the uterine tube where fertilization could occur. But now she wondered HOW the oocyte traveled from ovary to the uterus.

What best explains how an oocyte (whether fertilized or not) makes its way from the ovary to the uterus?
a. Cilialining the uterine tubo, along with smooth muscle contractions, keep the cocyte moving toward the uterus.
b. Skeletal muscle cells surrounding the uterine tube propel the cyto forward.
c. Just like sperm, oocytes have a flagelum to help propel them toward the terus.
d. There is a continual release of fluid from the ovary, which propels the cocyte towards the uterus.
e. Gravity one is responsible for moving the cocyte from the ovary to the uterus, which is why fertion he doesn't cut.

Answer 1

The option which best explains how an oocyte makes its way from the ovary to the uterus is:

A. Cilia lining the uterine tube, along with smooth muscle contractions, keep the oocyte moving toward the uterus.

Step-by-step explanation:

The oocyte is what we popularly know as an egg. It is the cell the female body produces in the ovaries which allows reproduction to happen. The oocyte is what is fertilized by the sperm. For the oocyte to travel from the ovary to the uterus, it relies on the help of cilia, which are hair-like structures that line the uterine tube (which connects the ovary and the uterus). The cilia help move the oocyte, but smooth muscle contractions also support the task.