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These structures are the most common location of Walthard nests. A serous carcinoma called STIC that arises in the stem-like peg cells of these structures may be the true origin of high-grade serous carcinomas of [emphasize] another organ. Interaction with these structures’ epithelium capacitates the CatSper channels of certain rheotactic cells, allowing them to move up these structures’ temperature gradient. The documentary (10[1])The Bleeding Edge highlights the failures of the deprecated Essure procedure, which occluded these structures by inserting (10[1])metal coils into them. (-5[1])A contrast (-5[1])leak during an HSG indicates these structures’ patency. Occlusions of these structures, like those caused by a (10[1])hydrosalpinx (-5[1])or endometriosis, (10[3]-5[1])account (-5[1])for 20 percent (10[2])of female infertility (10[3])cases. (-5[1])For 10 points, (10[1])finger-like (-5[1])projections called fimbriae terminate what paired structures (10[1])that carry eggs (10[1])from the (0[1])ovaries to the uterus? ■END■ (10[6])

ANSWER: Fallopian tubes [or uterine tubes; or oviducts; accept salpinges or salpinx until “hydrosalpinx” is read; prompt on uterus; prompt on tubes] (HSG stands for hysterosalpingography.)
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2023 ACF Nationals04/22/2023Y2195%0%33%113.15

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Shahar SchwartzUC Berkeley AJohns Hopkins A6110
Noah ChenColumbia BWUSTL A7810
Arya KarthikGeorgia Tech APenn State A82-5
Joelle SmartRutgers AMaryland A84-5
Eric WolfsbergStanford ANorthwestern A10110
Jacob EgolDuke AFlorida B102-5
Halle FriedmanNYU AMinnesota B104-5
Alana DickeyVirginia AImperial A10410
Connor BlakeChicago CIllinois A10410
Tracy MirkinFlorida AYale B10410
Todd MaslykMichigan AMIT A105-5
Dan NiCornell BBrown A10810
Vinu HariharUC Berkeley BWUSTL B10810
Tanis NielsenClaremont AGeorgia Tech B11110
Kevin FanMcGill AYale A11110
Ben DahlPurdue ASouth Carolina A11110
Geoffrey WuColumbia AOhio State A112-5
John MarvinChicago BNorth Carolina A11510
Sean DoyleHouston APenn A116-5
Brad MacLaineTexas ARutgers B12310
Cole TimmerwilkeHarvard AMinnesota A12610
Caleb KendrickMaryland ARutgers A1280
Jeya IyaduraiFlorida BDuke A13310
Steven LiuMIT AMichigan A13310
Benjamin WeinerMinnesota BNYU A13310
Vishal KanigicherlaPenn AHouston A13310
Clark SmithOhio State AColumbia A13310
Alex SchmidtPenn State AGeorgia Tech A13310