Fimbriae

Looks like

Finger-like fringes at the open funnel end of each fallopian tube, close to the ovary.

What it does

Sweep the released egg into the tube.

Keeping it well

Infection (pelvic inflammatory disease) can scar them, causing infertility and ectopic pregnancy; many high-grade ovarian cancers are thought to start here.

Related conditions

• Bone metastases and spinal cord compression
• Ectopic pregnancy
• Female infertility
• Ovarian cancer
• Ovarian torsion
• Pelvic inflammatory disease