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 to the lentiform process (lenticular process) which articulates with the stapes
- a short crus to which the posterior ligament of the incus is attached
The long crus is the most frequently eroded part of any of the ossicles.
EtymologyHistory and etymology
- from the Latin for anvil
-</ul><p>The long crus is the most frequently eroded part of any of the ossicles.</p><h4>Etymology</h4><ul><li>from the Latin for anvil</li></ul>- +</ul><p>The long crus is the most frequently eroded part of any of the ossicles.</p><h4>History and etymology</h4><ul><li>from the Latin for anvil</li></ul>
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