the release of an egg cell is called ovulation.
the release of an egg cell is called?
ovulation
after ovulation, the egg cell is captured by the fallopian tube, after traveling down the fallopian tube to the uterus, occasionally being fertilized on its way by an incoming sperm. during fertilization the egg cell plays a role; it releases certain molecules that are essential to guiding the sperm and allows the surface of the egg to attach to the sperm's surface. the egg can then absorb the sperm and fertilization can then begin.









































the fallopian tubes are lined with small hairs (cilia) to help the egg cell travel.









































section::::physiology.
female reproductive system
egg cell









































the egg cell, or ovum (plural ova), is the female reproductive cell (gamete) in oogamous organisms. the egg cell is typically not capable of active movement, and it is much larger (visible to the naked eye) than the motile sperm cells. when egg and sperm fuse, a diploid cell (the zygote) is formed, which rapidly grows into a new organism.









































section::::history.
egg cell