<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Anatomical terminology (edit on Wikidata) </Td> </Tr> <P> In the female reproductive system, the fimbria (plural, fimbriae) is a fringe of tissue around the ostium of the Fallopian tube, in the direction of the ovary . </P> <P> An ovary is not directly connected to its adjacent Fallopian tube . When ovulation is about to occur, the sex hormones activate the fimbriae, causing it to swell with blood and hit the ovary in a gentle, sweeping motion . An oocyte is released from the ovary into the peritoneal cavity and the cilia of the fimbriae sweep the ovum into the Fallopian tube . </P> <P> Of all fimbriae, one fimbria is long enough to reach the ovary . It is called fimbria ovarica . </P>

Which part of the fallopian (uterine) tubes is responsible for catching the ovulated egg