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31 sty 2008 · The hammer, anvil and stirrup—also known as the malleus, incus, and stapes, respectively, and collectively, as "middle ear ossicles"—are the smallest bones in the human body.
The ossicles are, in order from the eardrum to the inner ear (from superficial to deep): the malleus, incus, and stapes, terms that in Latin are translated as "the hammer, anvil, and stirrup". [1]
3 paź 2024 · The malleus or hammer is one of the three bones, also known as ossicles, in the inner ear. The other two are the incus (“anvil”), and stapes (“stirrup”). The ossicles are part of the auditory system and are the smallest bones in the human body.
2 dni temu · Anatomy. The three auditory ossicles --- the malleus, incus, and stapes --- are tiny bones found in the middle ear. Each bone is named in Latin for its shape: Malleus means hammer or mallet. Incus means anvil. Stapes means stirrup.
22 gru 2022 · Middle ear (the eardrum or "tympanic membrane" and the tympanic cavity containing tiny ear bones. These are called the hammer, anvil and stirrup, or "ossicles") Inner ear (cochlea and the organ of balance, called the "vestibular system")
24 lut 2024 · The middle ear (tympanic cavity) transmits sound energy from the external environment to the inner ear for auditory transduction. The auditory ossicles, malleus (hammer), incus (anvil), and stapes (stirrup) are critical to the middle ear's function.
28 cze 2024 · The malleus, incus, and stapes—commonly referred to by their shapes as the hammer, anvil, and stirrup, respectively—form an interconnected chain from the tympanic membrane (eardrum) to the oval window, which separates the middle ear from the inner ear.
