See Also: fimbriae of uterine tube(medicine)
uterine part of uterine tube(medicine)
uterine tube(medicine)
isthmus of uterine tube(medicine)
serosa of uterine tube(medicine)
infundibulum of uterine tube(medicine)
ampulla of uterine tube(medicine)
mucosa of uterine tube(medicine)
abdominal ostium of uterine tube(medicine)
ampullary folds of uterine tube(medicine)

fimbriae of uterine tube (medicine)


fimbriae of uterine tube


The irregularly branched or fringed processes surrounding the ampulla at the abdominal opening of the uterine tube; most of the lining epithelial cells have cilia that beat toward the uterus.

Synonym: fimbriae tubae uterinae, laciniae tubae, Richard's fringes.