Question

The eggs are produced in the :

• A. Uterus
• B. Oviducts
• C. Fallopian tubes
• D. Ovaries

Answer 1

The correct option is D

Ovaries

The correct option is D:

Explanation of the correct option

1. Ovary, is a ductless reproductive gland of females.
2. The main function of ovary is to deliver the egg cells - ova or oocytes.
3. These oocytes are further moved to the fallopian tube and gets fertilized by sperm.
4. Females have two ovaries, one on each side of the lower abdomen, maintained in place by a membrane that runs alongside the uterus.

Explanation of the incorrect options

Option A:

1. The uterus is a thin muscular organ that sits in the female pelvis between the bladder and the rectum.
2. The ovaries produce eggs that pass through the fallopian tubes.
3. The egg can be fertilized and implanted in the uterine lining after leaving the ovary.

Option B and C:

1. The fallopian tube, which attaches an ovary to the uterus, is where fertilization takes place.
2. It is also known as oviduct.
3. It is differentiated in four different parts that is, isthmus, ampullary, infundibulum and fimbriae.
4. When the process of ovulation gets completed the ovum comes out of ovary and is received by fallopian tube.
5. Here, sperm enters and fertilize the ovum hence the process of fertilization occurs.

Final answer:

The eggs are produced in the ovaries.