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incus
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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 ().
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
- Incus Necrosis and Blood Supply: A Micro-CT and Synchrotron Imaging Study.Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology · 2019
- Hydroxyapatite bone cement in the reconstruction of defects of the long process of the incus: Personal experience and literature review.American journal of otolaryngology · 2021
- The role of malleostapedotomy in intra-operative incus injury: A review of 2 cases.Saudi medical journal · 2021
- Bone mineral density of the incus body and long process in patients with chronic otitis media and its relationship with functional outcome in type II tympanoplasty.Acta oto-laryngologica · 2024
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- NCI Thesaurus ID
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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 ().
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