After ovulation, the secondary oocyte makes a very quick journey through the peritoneal space and lands in the fallopian tube.

排卵之后，次级卵母细胞会快速地通过腹膜，最后落入输卵管。

That's when the nearly 2 centimeter sized follicle ruptures and releases the tiny secondary oocyte into the fallopian tube.

此时将近2cm的卵泡破裂，向输卵管释放出次级卵泡。

The secondary oocyte stops in metaphase of meiosis 2, and waits for fertilization as the menstrual cycle transitions into the luteal phase.

次级卵泡会在第二次减数分裂中期停止分裂，并且在卵泡期向黄体期转换的时候等待受精。

This triggers the primary oocyte within the dominant follicle to finally complete meiosis 1, and turn into a secondary oocyte, which has 23 chromosomes.

这使得优势卵泡里的初级卵母细胞最终完成第一次减数分裂，变成了有23条染色体的次级卵母细胞。

The first part is the fimbriae which are the finger-like projections that surround the ovary and guide the secondary oocyte into the fallopian tube.

首先经过的是输卵管的伞部，呈指状突起，包围着卵巢，并且可以引导次级卵母细胞进入输卵管。

On the inside, the fallopian tubes have smooth muscle with an inner lining that has ciliated cells that slowly sweep the secondary oocyte or zygote towards the uterus.

输卵管内是有纤毛细胞覆盖的平滑肌，这些纤毛可以缓慢地将次级卵母细胞或者受精卵向子宫运输。