Incus
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The incus is the middle of the ossicles articulating with the head of the malleus anteromedially and the stapes inferomedially.
Its parts include:
- a body which articulates with the head of the malleus, and to which the superior ligament of the incus is attached (to the roof of the middle ear cavity)
- a long crus
down(or process) down to the lentiform process (lenticular process) which articulates with the stapes - a short crus
to(or process) to which the posterior ligament of the incus is attached
The long crus is the most frequently eroded part of any of the ossicles.
History and etymology
- derived from the Latin word for anvil
-<li>a long crus down to the <a href="/articles/lentiform-nodule">lentiform process (lenticular process)</a> which articulates with the stapes</li>-<li>a short crus to which the posterior ligament of the incus is attached</li>- +<li>a long crus (or process) down to the <a href="/articles/lentiform-nodule">lentiform process (lenticular process)</a> which articulates with the stapes</li>
- +<li>a short crus (or process) to which the posterior ligament of the incus is attached</li>
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