Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable term:

In humans, fertilization takes place at ________.

Answer 1

Fallopian tube:

1. Fallopian tube is the part of the female reproductive tract that receives ovum, provides appropriate environment for its fertilization and transports it to uterus.
2. Fallopian tubes have three main parts, funnel-shaped Infundibulum, which is close to the ovary followed by a wider ampulla and then isthmus, the last part, which joins the uterus.
3. Fertilization is the fusion of sperm and egg and it results in the formation of a diploid zygote.
4. The common site of fertilization is the ampulla of the fallopian tube or oviduct.

Final answer: In humans, fertilization takes place at fallopian tube.