The nurse uses a diagram to demonstrate the fimbriae when teaching nursing students about the female anatomy. What is true about fimbriae?
a. They form the passageway for the sperm to meet the ovum.
b. They are the site of fertilization.
c. They are fingerlike projections that "capture" the ovum.
d. They propel the egg through the fallopian tube.
ANS: C
Fimbriae are the fingerlike projections from the infundibulum that "capture" the ovum at ovulation and conduct it into the fallopian tube.
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