= Fallopian tube
A <fallopian tube> is one of the paired ducts connecting the region near an ovary to the <uterus>. Its ovarian end opens into the peritoneal cavity rather than forming a sealed attachment to the ovary. Fimbriae help receive the released <oocyte>, which is transported along the tube by ciliary activity and smooth-muscle movement.<Biology 2e by Mary Ann Clark and others/Human Reproductive Anatomy and Gametogenesis>[Section 43.3, female reproductive structures and oviducts]{ref}
The tube is therefore an active transport environment, not a passive storage vessel. It can bring <gametes> into the same region and transport an early <embryo> toward the <uterus>. These tasks distinguish ovarian release, <fertilization> and uterine <implantation>: they are different events with different locations, even when they occur in a connected sequence.
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