• Ducts extending from the uterine cornua to open into the peritoneal cavity
  
  
• They are the site of fertilization (the ampulla).
  
  
• They transport the oocyte and the sperms to the site of fertilization.
  
  
• It has a uterine ostium and abdominal ostium
  
  
• Provide communication between the peritoneal cavity and the exterior through the vagina.
  
  
• By this communication infections from the vagina can spread to the peritoneal cavity and cause peritonitis.

Parts

• Infindubulus with a  fimbriated end.
  
  
• Ampulla- the longest and widest part
  
  
• Isthmus- narrow thick walled part which joins the horn of the uterus
  
  
• The uterine/ intramural part- a short segment passing through the uterine wall.

Peritoneal relations

• Lies in the free edges of the broad ligament, attached to the latter by the mesosalpinx

Blood supply

• Tubal branches of the uterine and ovarian vessels
• Veins join to the ovarian and uterine veins

Lymphatics