When a patient who is trying to get pregnant asks where the usual site of fertilization is, how should the nurse respond?
a. The uterus.
b. The fimbriae.
c. The ampulla of the fallopian tubes.
d. The os of the fallopian tubes.
ANS: C
The ampulla, or distal third, of the fallopian tube is the usual site of fertilization, not the os. Im-plantation happens in the uterus. The fimbriae move the egg forward.
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