What Is the Function of the Fallopian Tubes - Delhi

What Is Fallopian Tube?
In Ayurveda the fallopian tube comes under artavaha srotas. The artavaha srotas covers the whole female reproductive tract and includes the structural and functional unit from the hypothalamus to the uterus. Fallopian tube in Ayurveda is called artava bija vaha srotas as it carries bija rupi artava.

Fallopian tube is a part of female reproductive system. It is a ‘J’ shaped muscular tubes also known as uterine tubes or oviducts or salpinx. The fallopian tubes extend laterally from the uterus that opens into the abdominal cavity near the ovaries.

Functions of Fallopian Tubes

The fallopian tubes act as a pathway for the passage of the ovum from the ovary to the uterus. The oviducts help in the movement of female gamete. The anatomical structure of the inner part of the tubes helps the ovum to float towards the uterus and supplies it with nutrients.