Trombe di Falloppio

The Fallopian Tubes, also known as salpinges (from the Greek σαλπίγξ meaning trumpet, tuba, alluding to their shape), uterine tubes, or oviducts, are two equal and symmetrical tubular organs that connect the ovary to the uterine cavity. The Tubes are named after their discoverer Gabriele Falloppio (Modena, around 1523 – Padua, October 9, 1562), a significant anatomist, botanist, physician, and naturalist active in Padua and the author of the weighty anatomical work "Observationes anatomicae," published in Venice in 1561 by the renowned printer Aldo Manuzio; as well as other important works for the development of the Padua anatomophysiological school such as "Secreti diversi et miracolosi ne' quali si mostra la via facile di risanare le infirmità del corpo humano," "De medicatis aquis atque de fossilibus," "De morbo gallico," and "De ulceribus," all published in Venice by the same publisher.