incus
Also known as incus bone, anvil
The incus (: incudes) or anvil in the ear is one of three small bones (ossicles) in the middle ear. The incus receives vibrations from the malleus, to which it is connected laterally, and transmits these to the stapes medially. The incus is named for its resemblance to an anvil ().
Key facts
- Bone.Name
- Incus
- Bone.Latin
- incus
- Bone.Image
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- Bone.Caption
- Left incus. A. From within. B. From the front.
- Bone.Image2
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- Bone.Caption2
- Auditory tube, laid open by a cut in its long axis.
- Bone.Precursor
- First branchial arch
- Bone.PartOf
- Middle ear
- Bone.Articulations
- Incudomalleolar and incudostapedial joint
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Research
2,247 papers- Atypical incus necrosis: a case report and literature review.The Journal of laryngology and otology · 2008
Article
6 sectionsContents
- Structure
- Function
- History
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The incus (: incudes) or anvil in the ear is one of three small bones (ossicles) in the middle ear. The incus receives vibrations from the malleus, to which it is connected laterally, and transmits these to the stapes medially. The incus is named for its resemblance to an anvil ().
==Structure==