Oviduct is an environment for sperm capacitation , fertilization , embryo development and transport . Its rear wall : serosa , smooth muscle and mucous membrane , covered with cylindrical epithelium . It is divided into three cell types . The proportion varies in different parts of the fallopian tube. The first is the snapshot cells , which determine , among other things gametes and embryo transfer in the light of the fallopian tube. The second type is a secretory cells that produce and secrete specific glycoproteins . Third cells are przypodstawne .