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ear ossicle
Structure:
one of the 3 bones of the inner ear (tympanic cavity) including:
1) malleus: attached to tympanic membrane
2) incus: connects malleus with stapes
3) stapes: contacts vestibular (oval) window
Function:
- the ossicles function in the transmission of sound from the tympanic membrane to the vestibular (oval) window
Specific
incus
malleus
stapes
General
ear structure
Properties
References
- Clinical Anatomy Made Ridiculously Simple. Stephen
Goldberg, MedMaster Inc, Miami, 1995
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
Component-of
middle ear