Study Question 🙋 and Answer on fertilization.

The nurse knows that fertilization of the ovum and the sperm takes place in where?.

A.Vagina.

B. The Ovary.

C. Fallopian tube.

D.Abdominal wall.

Correct answer C.

Rationale: Fertilization of the ovum by the sperm occurs in the fallopian tube and not in the ovary,abdominal wall,uterus or vagina. Fertilization is the process of reproduction in which the male sperm unites with the female ovum.After fertilization a tiny hair like structure known as fimbriae will push the fertilized egg into the uterus.

Published by edochie99

A Registered Nurse with over twenty years of hospital experience, an author with Masters Degree in Nursing,also Bachelor Degree in Nursing,graduated in 1996 from USC,University of Southern California.MSN in 2009 University of Phoenix.

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